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A French Phrase Book for the 
American Soldier 



By 

CLAUDE MICHELON 

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On Temporary Furlough from 
the French Army 



INDIANAPOLIS 

THE BOBBS- MERRILL COMPANY 

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Copyright 1917 
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PREFACE 

The author, having witnessed the difficulties encountered by 
the French Army at the beginning of the war for lack of under- 
standing the English language, is prompted to give the American 
soldiers the results of his experiences by means of this booklet. 
It comprises the necessary elements of the daily field conversa- 
tion of the Franco-American Armies as well as guidance for 
those traveling in France. 

Twenty years of teaching have enabled the author to condense 
into a booklet of this size such grammatical rules as are indis- 
pensable, and all the words and sentences necessary to fulfil its 
purpose. It is, then, a simple, brief guide which will be of great 
benefit to all, beginners as well as those having some knowledge 
of the language, who intend to visit France. C. M. 



CONTENTS 

PART PAGE 

I Simple Essentials of Language and Grammar 1 

II Phrases for Many Occasions ..... 35 

III Phrases for All Branches of the Service . 68 

Index 115 



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i 

Simple Essentials of Language and Grammar 





PRONUNCIATION 




French x\lphabet 


French 


Pronunciation 


A 


Ah 


B 


Bay 


C 


Say 


D 


Day 


E 


Eh (short) 


F 


Eff 


G 


Zheh 


H 


Ash 


I 


Ee 


J 


Zhee 


K 


Kah 


L 


Ell 


M 


Emm 


N 


Enn 


O 


Oh 


P 


Pay 


Q 


Ku 


R 


Err 


S 


Ess 


T 


Tay 


U 


This letter cannot be imitated. 



Try ewu 



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V 


Vay 


X 


Eeks 


Y 


Ee-greck 


Z 


Zed 



Vowels 



a 
a 
e 


as in papa 
as in father 
as in the 


e 
e 

i 

y 


as in cafe 
like e in /e£ 
like the a in care 
like ee in Lee 
like ee in Zee 


o 
6 
u 


as in pope 
as in 0/2/ but longer 

has no equivalent in English. Try ewu or ask a 
native 


ai and ei 
au 


as in air 
as in beau 


ay 

eu and oe 

ou 

oi 


as in pay 

like the 2£ in fur 

like 00 in Coo-coo 

like 0& or wa/*. Ex. — Moi (me) like tnwah 



Nasal Sounds 

An, ant, en, ent in adverbs, like i 

On, like ong. Ex. — Bon (good) like bong 

Un (m) like ughn, or, if you prefer, just grunt 

Une (f ) like uhne 

The ending "tion" is pronounced seeong, and the meaning is the 
same in both languages. 



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"Able" at the end of adjectives is pronounced ahble. Ah (long) 
and ble (short). 

"Ant," present participle ending, corresponds to the English "ing" 
and is always pronounced ahng. 

Accents 

There are three accents in French, which really constitute the 
musical part of the language. 

The accent aign (acute) indicated by the mark ' which tends to 
raise or sharp the accent. 

The accent grave (grave) indicated by the mark v which tends to 
lower or flat the accent. 

The accent circonflexe (circumflex ) indicated by the mark A which 
tends to hold the accent. 

Liaison 

The linking or (liaison) of two words in French is the pronouncing 
of the last consonant of a word with the first syllable of the next word 
when it begins with a vowel or mute "h." 

Venez ici (vaynay zeecee) come here 

The letter "e" without an accent is called mute and is never pro- 
nounced. 

Note: The above pronunciation is just a skeleton key of the 
French language. Many other rules should be given but the lack of 
space forbids. The best way is to ask a native when opportunity 
presents itself. 

GENDER 

There are only two genders in the French language, masculine and 
feminine. Only a thorough knowledge of French will enable you to 
distinguish the gender of inanimate things. 

As a rule all words ending in "e" are feminine. 

There is no neuter gender. 



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ARTICLES 

The Definite Article 

The definite article the is rendered in French by le before a mascu- 
line noun; by la before a feminine noun; and by les before the plural 
of both genders. 

Le (m. sing.) 

La (f. sing.) 

Les (m. and f. pi.) 

Before a vowel or a silent "h" suppress "e" or "a" and replace it 
by an apostrophe ('). 

L'enfant The child 

L'eau The water 

L'homme The man 

"Of the," "From the" 
Du (m. sing.) 
De la (f. sing.) 
Des (m. and f. pi.) 

Never say "de le" or "de les." While "de" means "of" or "from" 
it should never be combined with the article "the" to say "of the" 
or "from the." 

Instead use the correct forms as given above. 

"To the" or "At the" 
Au (m. sing.) 
A la (f. sing.) 
Aux (m. and f. pi.) 
Never say "a le" for "to the" or "at the." While "a" is the prepo- 
sition "to" it should never be combined with the article "the" to say 
"to the." 

Instead use the correct forms as given above. 

"Of them," "From them," "Some" 
Des (m. and f . pi.) 



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The Indefinite Article 

A, An, or Some 

Un (m. sing.) Like un in hunter 

Une (f. sing.) uhne 

Des (m. and f. pi.) day 

Un soldat (a soldier) Un soldah 

Une batterie (a battery) Uhne battree 

Des munitions (some munitions) Day muneeseeong 

ADJECTIVES 

The French adjectives usually follow the noun and agree in gender 
and number. 

Les tranchees sont larges et profondes. 

The trenches are wide and deep. 
Exceptions will not be mentioned for brevity's sake. 

Demonstrative 

This or That 

Ce (m. sing.) Pronounced seh, is used before consonants 

Cet (m. sing.) Pronounced set, is used before vowels or 

silent "h" 
Cette (f. sing.) Pronounced set 

Ces (m. and f. pi.) Pronounced say. Means "these" or 

"those" 



Possessive 



The possessive adjectives agree with the object possessed and not 
with the possessor. Observe this rule carefully as it is just the reverse 
of the English lano-uao-e. 



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Singular 



Plural 



MASCULINE 


FEMININE 


MASCULINE AND FEMININE 


Mon (mong) 


Ma (mah) 


Mes (may) 


My 


Ton (tong) 


Ta (tah) 


Tes (tay) 


Thy 


Son (song) 


Sa (sah) 


Ses (say) 


His, her, its 


Notre (nohtr) 


Notre 


Nos (noli) 


Our 


Votre (yohtr) 


Votre 


Vos (voh) 


Your 


Leur (eu like ur 


Leur 


Leurs 


Their 


in fur) 










PRONOUNS 






Personal 




Singular 




Plural 




Je (jeh) 


I 


Nous (woo) 


We 


Tu (tuh) 


Thou 


Vous (voo) 


You 


11 (eel) 


He 


lis M) 


They (m.) 


Elle (el) 


She 


Elles (el) 


They (f.) 




Relative 




Qui 


(kee) 


Who, which, that 


Quoi (kouah) 


What, that 




Quel (kel) 






Lequel (lehkel) 


Which 




Que (keh) 


That, which 





THE FRENCH VERB 



The greatest difficulty the student will encounter in the French 
language is the understanding and the application of the verb. It 
would be nonsense to try to teach the French verb thoroughly in a 
few lessons, but by using the following rules more results can be 
accomplished than by years of study in a mechanical way. 

The first thing to know is the mechanism of the two auxiliary 
verbs "to have" and "to be." 



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Auxiliary Verb 

"To have" 
Avoir (ahvoahr) To have 
Ayant (ayeeahn) Having 
Eu (ew) Had 



PRESENT 



J'ai (jay) 

Tu as (tuh ah) 

II a (eel ah) 

Elle a (el ah) 

Nous avons (noo-za-^vong) 

Vous avez (voo-za-vay) 

lis ont (m.) (eel-zong) 

Elles ont (f.) (el zong) 

J'aurai (foray) 
Tu auras (tuh orah) 
II aura (eel orah) 
Elle aura (el orah) 
Nous aurons (noo-zo-rong) 
Vous aurez (voo-zo-ray) 
lis auront (eel-zo-rong) 
Elles auront (el-zo-rong) 



FUTURE 



I have 
Thou hast 
He has 
She has 
We have 
You have 
They have 
They have 

I shall or will have 
Thou shalt or wilt have 
He shall or will have 
She shall or will have 
We shall or will have 
You shall or will have 
They shall or will have 
They shall or will have 



THE PAST INDEFINITE OR PERFECT 

This tense is used to express past time in daily conversation. 

J'ai eu (fay eu) I have had 

Tu as eu (tuh ah eu) Thou hast had 

II a eu (eel ah eu) He has had 

Elle a eu (el ah eu) She has had 

Nous avons eu (noo-za-von-zeu) We have had 

Vous avez eu (voo-za-vay-zeu) You have had 



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lis ont eu (eel-zon-teu) 
Elles ont eu (el-zon-teu) 



They have had 
They have had 



"To be" 
Etre (aytr) To be 

Etant (attang) Being 
Ete (ay-tay) Been 



PRESENT 



Je suis (jeh swee) 


I am 


Tu es (tuh ay ay-tay) 


Thou art 


11 est (eel ay) 


He is 


Elle est (el ay) 


She is 


Nous sommes (noo somm) 


We are 


Vous etes (voo-zait) 


You are 


lis sont (eel song) 


They are 


Elles sont (el song) 


They are 


FUTURE 





Je serai ete (jeh serray) 
Tu seras (tuh serrah) 
II sera (eel serrah) 
Elle sera (el serrah) 
Nous serons (noo serrong) 
Vous serez (voo serray) 
lis seront (eel serrong) 
Elles seront (el serrong) 



I shall or will be 
Thou shalt or wilt be 
He shall or will be 
She shall or will be 
We shall or will be 
You shall or will be 
They shall or will be 
They shall or will be 



THE PAST INDEFINITE OR PERFECT 

J'ai ete (jay ay-tay) I have been 

Tu as ete (tuh ah ay-tay) Thou hast been 

II a ete (eel ah ay-tay) He has been 

Elle a ete (el ah ay-tay) She has been 

Nous avons ete (noo-za-vong-zay-tay) We have been 



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Vous avez ete (voo-za-vay-zay-tay) You have been 
lis ont ete (eel-zon-tay-tay) They have been 

Elles ont ete (el-zon-tay-tay) They have been 

Always remember and use the present tense of either the auxiliary 
verbs "to be" or "to have" with the past participle of all French 
verbs, without exception, to express the Conversational Past. 

All verbs expressing a violent motion, and some others, take the 
present tense of "to be" instead of "to have," as: 



Aller (allay) 
Venir (vayneer) 
Sortir (sorteer) 
Entrer (angtray) 
Monter (mongtay) 
Descendre (daysendruh) 
Tomber (tombay) 



To go 
To come 
To go out 
To enter 
To mount 
To descend 
To fall 



As a general rule to express the past for conversation take the 
present tense of "to have" with the past participle of the verb you 
desire to use and usually you will be right, and should you make a 
mistake they will smile at you and correct the error. 



A verb that stands alone and that ends in 


"ez" (pronounced like 


English u a 


') generally expresses a command. 


Ecrivez 


Write 


Apprenez 


Learn 


Lisez 


Read 


Suprenez 


Surprise 


Parlez 


Speak 


Repetez 


Repeat 


Ecoutez 


Listen 


Fermez 


Close 


Venez 


Come 


Ouvrez 


Open 


Marchez 


March 


Allez 


Go 


Montez 


Mount 


Mettez 


Place 


Descendez 


Descend 


Surmettez 


Place above 


Effacez 


Erase 


Demettez 


Put out, dismiss 


Prenez 


Take 


Permettez 


Permit 


Comprenez 


Comprehend 


Admettez 


Admit 



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The prefix "re" placed before a verb means ' 'again." 
Reprenez Take again 

Remettez Place again 

Remarchez March again 
Revenez Come again 

The Position of the Pronoun in Relation to the Verb 

(i) Placing the pronoun "vous" ("you" pronounced as voo) 
before the verb indicates that the verb is in declarative. 

Vous ecrivez You write, you are writing, you do write 
Vous parlez You speak, you are speaking, you do speak 

Vous marchez You march, you are marching, you do march 
Vous prenez You take, you are taking, you do take 
Vous apprenez You learn, you are learning, you do learn 
Note that the three forms in English are condensed into one in 
French. 

(2) Placing the pronoun after the verb indicates that it is a ques- 
tion. 

Parlez-vous? Do you speak? 

Ecrivez-vous? Do you write? 

Admettez-vous? Do you admit? 
Apprenez-vouz? Do you learn? 
Comprenez-vous? Do you comprehend? 
Note that when the pronoun is placed after the verb it is con- 
nected to the verb by a dash or hyphen. 

The Ending "Ons" 

The sound "ons" (pronounced ong) at the end of a verb means 
"let us" and indicates that the verb is in the imperative mode. 
Ecrivons Let us write 

Lisons Let us read 

Parlons Let us speak 

Comprenons Let us comprehend 



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Placing "nous" (meaning "we") before a verb standing alone 
ending in "ons" indicates that the action is going on or that the 
verb is in the present tense. 

Nous ecrivons We write, we are writing, we do write 
Nous lisons We read, we are reading, we do read 

Note that all three forms in English are reduced to one in French. 

The Ending of the Verb in the Third Person Plural 

The verb in the third person plural always ends in "nt" but the 
ending is never pronounced. It is merely a grammatical rule to indi- 
cate the third person plural. 

lis viennent They come 

The Future of All French Verbs 

To learn the future of all French verbs, without exception, whether 
regular, irregular, or reflexive, learn and use the following endings: 

With Root of Verb Put 



Singular 


je 


rai 


(will or shall) 




tu 


ras 


(will or shall) 




il 


ra 


(will or shall) 




die 


ra 


(will or shall) 




on (one) 


ra 


(will or shall) 


Plural 


nous 


rons 


(will or shall) 




vous 


rez 


(will or shall) 




ils 


ront 


(will or shall) 




elles 


ront 


(will or shall) 



For each pronoun use its corresponding ending added to the root 
of the verb. If you don't know, guess it, and some one will correct 
you. In conversation the difference between "will" and "shall" is 
indicated by the determination of your gesture. 



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The Conditional 

With each pronoun use its corresponding ending added to the 
root of the verb in the same way as you formed the Future Tense. 
Here again the difference between "would or should" in conversation 
must be indicated by your gesture. 

Singular With Root of Verb Put 



Plural 



je 


rais 


(would or should) 


tu 


rais 


(would or should) 


il 


rait 


(would or should) 


elle 


rait 


(would or should) 


on 


rait 


(would or should) 


nous 


rions 


(would or should) 


vous 


riez 


(would or should) 


ils 


riez 


(would or should) 


elles 


raient 
Conjugations 


(would or should) 



There are four conjugations in the French language and they are 
recognized by the following endings of the present infinitive : 
First Conjugation, "er," as in aimer, to love. 
Second Conjugation, "ir," as in finir, to finish. 
Third Conjugation, "oir," as in recevoir, to receive. 
Fourth Conjugation, "re," as in vendre, to sell. 

Present Participle 

The Present Participle always ends in "ant" and means the same 
as the English "ing." 

Aimant Loving 

Finissant Finishing 
Recevant Receiving 
Yendant Selling 



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The Past Participle 

The Past Participle can only end in one of three ways: 
In the first conjugation, "e," as in aime, loved. 
In the second conjugation, "i," as in fini, finished. 
In the third and fourth conjugation, "u," as in recu, received, and 
vendu, sold. 

Forms of Verbs 

There are regular, irregular, impersonal, and reflexive verbs. 
The regular verbs are those which the root never changes. 
The irregular verbs are those in which the root changes. 
The impersonal verbs are those which are only conjugated in the 
third person of the singular, as: 

II pleut {eel plew) It rains 
II neige {eel naig) It snows 
The reflexive verbs are those which reflect the action on the 
subject. 

The Three Necessary Tenses 

As this is not a grammar we will only give the three most im- 
portant tenses that the student should know: the present, the future, 
and the past indefinite. 

These three are all that a student needs to carry on and under- 
stand a daily conversation. 

The following are examples of each of the four conjugations in the 
three most important tenses, the present, the future and the conver- 
sational past — the verbs in each case being regular. 

Model of the First Regular Conjugation, "Er" 

Conjugation of the verb Parler, to speak 
Parler To speak 

Parlant Speaking 
Parle Spoke 



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I speak, I am speaking, I do speak, etc. 

je parl-e (jeh pahrl) 

tu parl-es (tuh pahrl) 

il parl-e (eel pahrl) 

elle parl-e (el pahrl) 

on parl-e (on pahrl) 

nous parl-ons (noo pahrl ong) 

vous parl-ez (voo pahrl ay) 

ils parl-ent (eel pahrl) ("nt" never pronounced) 

elles parl-ent (el pahrl) ("nt" never pronounced) 

FUTURE 

I shall or will speak, etc. 

je parle-rai (jeh pahrl ray) 

tu parle-ras (tuh pahrl rah) 

il parle-ra (eel pahrl rah) 

elle parle-ra (el pahrl rah) 

on parle-ra (on pahrl rah) 

nous parle-rons (noo pahrl rong) 

vous parle-rez (voo pahrl ray) 

ils parle-ront (eel pahrl rong) 

elles parle-ront (el pahrl rong) 

CONVERSATIONAL PAST 

Rule: Use the present tense of the auxiliary verb "to have" with 
the past participle of the verb you desire to use. 

I spoke, I have spoken, I did speak, etc. 

j'ai parle 

tu as parle 

il a parle 

elle a parle 



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on a parle 

nous avons parle 

vous avez parle 

ils ont parle 

elles ont parle 

Model of the Second Regular Conjugation, "Ir" 

Conjugation of the verb Finir, to finish 
Finir (feeneer) To finish 

Finissant (feeneessahng) Finishing 
Fini (feenee) Finished 

PRESENT 

I finish, I am finishing, I do finish, etc. 

je fini-s (j eh feenee) 

tu fini-s {tuh feenee) 

il fini-t (eel feenee) 

elle fini-t (el feenee) 

nous fini-ssons (noo feeneessong) 

vous fini-ssez (voo feeneessay) 

ils fini-ssent (eel feeneess) 

elles fini-ssent (el feeneess) 



FUTURE 

I shall or will finish, etc. 

je fini-rai (j eh feeneer ay) 

tu fini-ras (tuh feeneer ah) 

il fini-ra (eel feeneer ah) 

elle fini-ra (el feeneer ah) 

nous fini-rons (noo feeneer on g) 

vous fini-rez (voo feeneeray) 

ils fini-ront (eel feeneer ong) 

elles fini-ront (el feeneer ong) 



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CONVERSATIONAL PAST 



finished, I have finished, I did finish, etc. 


j'ai 


fini 


tu as 


fini 


ila 


fini 


elle a 


fini 


nous avons 


fini 


vous avez 


fini 


ils ont 


fini 


elles ont 


fini 



Model of the Third Regular Conjugation, "Oir" 

Conjugation of the verb Recevoir, to receive 
Recevoir {ressevoahr) To receive 
Recevant {ressevahng) Receiving 
Regu {ressuh) Received 

PRESENT 

I receive, I am receiving, I do receive, etc. 

je recoi-s {jeh ressouah) 

■ tu recoi-s {tuh ressouah) 

il recoi-t {eel ressouah) 

elle recoi-t {el ressouah) 

nous recev-ons {noo ressvong) 

vous recev-ez {voo ressvay) 

ils recoiv-ent {eel ressouahv) 

elles recoiv-ent {el ressouahv) 

FUTURE 

I shall or will receive, etc. 
je recev-rai {jeh ressvray) 

tu recev-ras {tuh ressvrah) 

il recev-ra {eel ressvrah) 



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die 


recev-ra (el ressvrong) 


nous 


recev-rons (noo ressvrong) 


vous 


recev-rez (voo ressvray) 


ils 


recev-ront (eel ressvrong) 


dies 


recev— ront (el ressvrong) 


CONVERSATIONAL PAST 


I received, I have 


received, I did receive, etc. 


j'ai 


recu 


tu as 


recu 


ila 


regu 


die a 


recu 


nous avons 


recu 


vous avez 


recu 


ils ont 


regu 


elles ont 


recu 



Model of the Fourth Regular Conjugation, "Re" 

Conjugation of the verb Vendre, to sell 
Vendre (vahndr) To sell 

Vendant (vahndang) Selling 
Vendu (vahndue) Sold 

present 



I sell 


, I am selling, I do sell, etc* 


je 


vend-s (jeh vahng) 


tu 


vend-s (tu vahng) 


il 


vend (eel vahng) 


die 


vend (el vahng) 


nous 


vend-ons (noo vahngdong) 


vous 


vend-ez (voo vahngday) 


ils 


vend-ent (eel vahngd) 


elles 


vend-ent (el vahngd) 



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FUTURE 

I shall or will sell, etc. 

je vend-rai (jeh vahngdray) 

tu vend-ras (tu vahngdrah) 

il vend-ra (eel vahngdrah) 

elle vend-ra (el vahngdrah) 

nous vend-rons (noo vahngdrong) 

vous vend-rez (voo vahndray) 

ils vend-ront (eel vahngdrong) 

elles vend-ront (el vahngdrong) 

CONVERSATIONAL PAST 

I sold, I have sold, I did sell, etc. 



j'ai 


vendu 


tu as 


vendu 


il a 


vendu 


elle a 


vendu 


nous avons 


vendu 


vous avez 


vendu 


ils ont 


vendu 


elles ont 


vendu 



We again call your attention to the imperative mood. When you 
want to command take "we" away from the present tense and what 
remains means "Let us." 

Nous parlons We speak Parlons Let us speak 

In like manner if you take "you" away from the same tense that 
which remains means a direct command. 

Vous parlez You speak Parlez Speak 

This is all that can be given about verbs in a short course. Should 
you need more, consult classical text books. 



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ADJECTIVES 

In a work of this sort it has seemed wise to have the lists of words 
arranged in some manner likely to excite the soldier's attention and 
stimulate his memory. It is therefore with the hope of affording the 
memory the greatest possible assistance that in this and following 
lists a system of grouping words according to associated ideas has 
been used. 



English 


French 


Pronunciation 


absent 


absent 


absahng 


present 


present 


prayzahng 


active 


actif 


akteef 


lazy 


paresseux 


pahrayseuh 


attentive 


attentif 


alitahngteej 


distracted 


distrait 


deestray 


big 


gros 


groh 


little 


petit 


ptee 


large 


grand 


grahng 


small 


petit 


■ ptee 


brave 


brave 


brahv 


cowardly 


poltron 


poltrong 


free 


libre 


leebr 


captive 


captif 


kahpteef 


certain 


certain 


sairtaing 


doubtful 


douteux 


dooteuh 


clever 


habile 


ahbeel 


stupid 


stupide 


stupeed 


civil 


civil 


seeveel 


military 


militaire 


meeleetair 


courageous 


courageux 


koorahjeuh 


timid 


timide 


temeed 


light 


clair 


dare 


dark 


sombre 


sohmbr 



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English 


French 


Pronunciation 


deep 


profond 


prohfong 


shallow 


peu profond 


■ peu prohfong 


agreeable 


agreable 


ah—gray—ahble 


disagreeable 


desagreable 


day— zah— gray— ah 


clean 


propre 


propr 


dirty 


sale 


sahl 


true 


vrai 


vray 


false 


faux 


foh 


famous 


fameux 


fahmeuh 


unknown 


inconnu 


an-kon-u 


fresh 


frais 


fray 


stale 


dur 


dnhr 


frightful 


affreux 


ah-freuh 


gay 


gai 


gay 


good 


bon 


bong 


bad 


mauvais 


moh-vay 


high 


haut 


oh 


low 


bas 


bah 


hard 


dur 


duhr 


soft 


mou 


moo 


right 


droit 


droah 


left 


gauche 


gaush 


right 


raison 


raysong 


wrong 


tort 


toar 


heavy 


lourd 


loor 


light 


leger 


lay-jay 


long 


long 


long 


short 


court 


koor 


narrow 


etroit 


ay-tro-ah 


wide 


large 


lahrjeh 


open 


ouvert 


oovayr 


closed 


ferme 


fairmay 



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English 


French 


Pronunciation 


poor 


pauvre 


pohvr 


rich 


riche 


reesh 


pretty 


joli 


johlee 


homely 


laid 


lay 


ripe 


mur 


muhr 


rotten 


pourri 


poor—ree 


happy 


heureux 


no equivalent 


unhappy 


malheureux 


no equivalent 


cheerful 


joyeux 


joah-ee-euh 


sad 


triste 


trist 


strong 


fort 


fohr 


weak 


faible 


faibl 


sweet 


doux 


doo 


sour 


aigre 


aygr 


lean 


maigre 


maygr 


fat 


gras 


grah 


round 


rond 


rohng 


square 


carre 


carray 


useful 


utile 


uteel 


useless 


inutile 


ee-nuteel 


warm 


chand 


show 


cold 


froid 


froah 


dry 


sec 


sehk 


wet 


mouille 


moo-ee—ay 


early 


tot 


toh 


late 


tard 


tahr 


red 


rouge 


rouge 


yellow 


jaune 


johne 


black 


noir 


noahr 


blue 


bleu 


bleuh 


brown 


brur. 


brung 


gray 


gris 


gree 



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English French Pronunciation 

green vert vair 

violet violet vee-o-lay 

white blanc blahng 

The letter "u" and the sound eu in French have no imitation 
although the attempt has been made. Ask a native about them. 



NUMERAL ADJECTIVES 



English 

one 

two 

three 

four 

five 

six 

seven 

eight 

nine 

ten 

eleven 

twelve 

thirteen 

fourteen 

fifteen 

sixteen 

seventeen 

eighteen 

nineteen 

twenty 

twenty-one 

twenty-two 

thirty 

thirty-one 

forty 



French 


PRONCJNCIA1 


un 


ung 


deux 


deuh 


trois 


trouah 


quatre 


kahtr 


cinq 


sahnk 


six 


seece 


sept 


set 


Jiuit 


wheel 


neuf 


neuf 


dix 


deece 


onze 


ongz 


douze 


dooze 


treize 


trayz 


quatorze 


katorz 


quinze 


kangz 


seize 


says 


dix-sept 


deece set 


dix-huit 


deez wheel 


dix-neuf 


deez neuf 


vingt 


vengh 


vingt et un 


venghta ung 


vingt deux 


vengh deuh 


trente 


traunt 


trente et un 


traunta ung 


quarante 


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English 

forty-one 

fifty 

fifty-one 

fifty-two 

sixty 

sixty-one 

sixty-two 

seventy 

seventy-one 

seventy-two 

eighty 

eighty-one 

eighty-two 

ninety 

ninety-one 

ninety-two 

one hundred 

one hundred one 

one hundred two 

one hundred ten 

one hundred eleven 

one hundred twelve 

one hundred twenty 

one hundred twenty-one 

one hundred thirty 

one hundred forty 

two hundred 

two hundred ten 

three hundred 

one thousand 

two thousand 

ten thousand 

one hundred thousand 

one million 



French 

quarante et un 

cinquante 

cinquante et un 

cinquante-deux 

soixante 

soixante et un 

soixante-deux 

soixante-dix 

soixante et onze 

soixante-douze 

quatre vingts 

quatre- vingt-un 

quatre- vingt-deux 

quatre- vingt-dix 

quatre-vingt-onze 

quatre- vingt-douze 

cent 

cent un 

cent deux 

cent dix 

cent onze 

cent douze 

cent vingt 

cent vingt et un 

cent trente 

cent quarante 

deux cents 

deux cent dix 

trois cents 

mille 

deux mille 

dix mille 

cent mille 

un million 



Pronunciation 

karaunta ung 
sahnkaunt 
sahnkaunta ung 
sahnkaunt deuh 
soassaunt 
soassaunta ung 
soassaunt deuh 
soassaunt deece 
soassaunta ongz 
soassaunt dooze 
katr vahng 
katr vahng ung 
katr vahng deuh 
katr vahng deece 
katr vahng ongz 
katr vahng dooze 



saung ung 
saung deuh 
saung deece 
saung ongz 
saung dooze 
saung vahng 
saung vahngt a ung 
saung traunt 
saung karaunt 
deuh saung 
deuh saung deece 
trouah saung 
meet 

deuh meet 
dee meet 
saung meel 
ung meelyong 



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English 



French 



VERBS 

Past Participle 
of 
Pronunciation Irregular Verbs 



to eat 


manger 


maunjay 


to drink 


boire 


bouahr 


to breakfast 


dejeuner 


dayjeunay 


to dine 


diner 


deenay 


to sup 


souper 


soopay 


to be thirsty 


avoir soif 


avouahr sonaf 


to be hungry 


avoir faim 


avouahr fang 


to be cold 


avoir froid 


avouahr frouah 


to be warm 


avoir chaud 


avouahr show 


to be in need of 


avoir besoin 


avouahr beuhzouang 


to serve 


servir 


sehrveer 


to carve 


trancher 


traunshay 


to cut 


couper 


coopay 


to sneeze 


eternuer 


aytairnuay 


to cough 


tousser 


toossay 


to think 


penser 


paungsay 


to reflect 


reflechir 


rayflaysheer 


to speak 


parler 


parlay 


to say 


dire 


deer 


to repeat 


repeter 


raypaytay 


to explain 


declarer 


dayclarray 


to ask 


demander 


demaunday 


to refuse 


refuser 


reuhfuzay 


to believe 


croire 


crouahr 


to hear 


entendre 


ahn-tahn-dr 


to forget 


oublier 


oobleeay 


to wish 


vouloir 


voolouahr 


to be able 


pouvoir 


poovouahr 


to desire 


desirer 


dayzeeray 


to command 


commander 


kommahngday 



bu 



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Past Participle 


English 


French 


Pronunciation 


OF 

Irregular Verbs 


to obey 


obeir 


obayeer 




to wish 


souhaiter 


sooaytay 




to love 


aimer 


aimay 




to hope 


esperer 


espayray 




to give 


donner 


donnay 




to return 


rendre 


raundr 




to receive 


recevoir 


ressevoauhr 


recu 


to thank 


remercier 


reumairseeay 




to beat 


battre 


bahtr 


battu 


to weep 


pleurer 


pleuhray 




to sigh 


soupirer 


soopeeray 




to regret 


regretter 


reuhgrutay 




to laugh 


rire 


reer 


ri 


to live 


vivre 


veevr 


vecu 


to die 


mourir 


mouhreer 


mort 


to feel 


sentir 


sannteer 




to touch 


toucher 


tooshay 




to see 


voir 


vouahr 


vu 


to hear 


entendre 


auntaundr 




to meet 


rencontrer 


rauncongtrny 




to run 


courir 


cooreer 


couru 


to jump 


sauter 


soiay 




to fall 


tomber 


tombay 




to lift 


lever 


lehvay 




to dance 


danser 


dansay 




to sleep 


dormir 


dormeer 


dormi 


to draw 


tirer 


teeray 




to push 


pousser 


poohsay 




to show 


montrer 


mongtray 




to hide 


cacher 


cashay 




to present 


presenter 


praysauntay 





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English 
to take 
to accept 
to spoil 
to throw 
to lose 
to look for 
to find 
to travel 
to ring 
to open 
to smoke 
to buy 
to sell 
to pay 
to lend 
to borrow 
to exchange 
to rob 
to read 
to calculate 
to write 
to sign 
to begin 
to finish 
to work 
to listen 
to look 
to cease 
to charge 
to point 
to choose 



French 

prendre 

accepter 

gater 

jeter 

perdre 

chercher 

trouver 

voyager 

sonner 

ouvrir 

fumer 

acheter 

vendre 

payer 

preter 

emprunter 

changer 

voler 

lire 

compter 

ecrire 

signer 

commencer 

finir 

travailler 

ecouter 

regarder 

cesser 

charger 

pointer 

choisir 



Past Participle 

OF 

Pronunciation Irregular Verbs 



praundr 
acceptay 
gahtay 
jeuhtay 
pairdr 
shairshay 
troovay 
voyahjeai 
sonnay 
oovreer 
fumay 
ashtay 
vaundr 
payay 
praytay 
aumpruntay 
jhaungjai 
volay 
leer 

congtay 

■ aycreer 

seenay 

cammaunsyay 
feeneer 
trahvahyay 
ay—coo—tay 
rehgarhrday 
cessay 
sharjay 
poangtay 
shoahzeer 



pns 



ouvert 



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English 

to burn 
to cry 
to groan 
to order 
to call 
to pass 
to listen 
to interpret 
to abandon 
to accompany 
to light 
to catch 
to limp 
to break 
to continue 
to debate 
to hurry 
to depose 
to derange 
to desert 
to last 
to cut the 

throat of 
to kill 
to employ 
to inhabit 
to let 

to recompense 
to settle 
to take back 
to push 



Past Participle 

OF 

French Pronunciation Irregular Verbs 

bruler brulay 

crier creeay 

gemir jaymeer 

ordonner ordohnay 

appeler applay 

passer passay 

ecouter aycootay 

interpreter aintairpraytay 

abandonner ahbahngdonnay 

accompagner ahkongpahneeay 

allumer ahllumay 

attraper ahtrahpay 

boiter boahtay 

casser kassay 

continuer congteenuay 

debattre daybalitr 

se depecher day pay shay 

deposer daypohzay . 

deranger dayraunjay 

deserter dayzayrtay 

durer duray 

egorger aigohrjay 

tuer tuay 

employer ahnploeeay 

habiter ahbeetay 

louer looay 

recompenser raykongpahnsay 

regler rayglay 

remporter rahnportay 

pousser poosay 



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Past Participle 


English 


French 


Pronunciation 


OF 

Irregular Verbs 


to make fire 


faire-feu 


fair-feu 


fait-feu 


(military) 








to go back 


reculer 


rehkulay 




to advance 


avancer 


ahvangsay 




to carry 


porter 


portay 




to lean upon 


appuyer 


ahpweeyay 




to stride 


enj amber 


ahnjahngbay 




to operate 


operer 


ohpayray 




to make an 


faire une 


fair-uhn- 




operation 


operation 


ohpayrahseeong 


to be wounded 


etre blesse 


aytr blayssay 




to understand 


comprendre 


kongprahngdr 


compris 


to translate 


traduire 


trahdweer 


traduit 


to know or be 


connaitre 


konaytr 


connis 


acquainted with 






to ascend 


monter 


mongtay 




to descend 


descendre 


daysahndr 




to go away 


partir 


pahrteer 


parti 


to arrive 


arriver 


ahreevay 




to go out 


sortir 


sorteer 


sorti 


to come in 


rentrer 


rauntray 




to fall 


tomber 


tombay 




to know 


savoir 


sahvoahr 


su 


(something) 








to suffer 


souffrir 


sooffreer 


souffert 


to retreat 


battre en 
retraite 


bahtr ahng rtrayt 




to pay attention 


faire attention fair atahnseeong 




to line up 


s'aligner 


sah-leeneeay 




to lie down 


se coucher 


seh-cooshay 




to get up 


se lever 


sehlevay 





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English 

to sit 

to wash oneself 
to be sick 
to be well 

to mend 
to wash 
to sew 
to shine 
to clean 
to shave 
to shave oneself 
to have the hair 
cut 



Past Participle 
of 
French Pronunciation Irregular Verbs 

s'asseoir sahssoahr 

se laver sell lahvay 

etre malade aytr mahlahd 

etre en bonne aytr ahng bohn 

sante sahntay 

raccommoder rahkohmohday 

laver lahvay 

coudre koodr cousu 

cirer seeray 

nettoyer nay-toah-ee-ay 

raser rahzay 

se raser sell rahzay 

se f aire couper seh fair-koopay lay 
les cheveux shveuh 



PRINCIPAL ADVERBS AND PREPOSITIONS 



Where 


Where are you? 


Ou 


Ou etes vous? 


Here 


I am here standing. 


Ici 


Je suis ici debout. 


There 


He is there. 


La 


11 est la. - • 


On 


On the ground. 


Sur 


Sur le terrain. 


Under 


Under fire. 


Sous 


Sous la mitraille. 


In front of 


In front of the Germans 


Devant 


Devant les Boches. 



a wmement ]j3»oOTamaTiwBMnMSS« 

JMecanisme de 



^7 lete mobile Culassejunobile 




EQUIPMENT OF THE FRENCH • INFANTRY 



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Behind 

Derriere 
Between 

Entre 

In 

Dans 
With 

Avec 
• Slowly 

Lentement 
Above 

Dessus 
Below 

Dessous 
Outo of 

Hors (de) 
Outside 

Dehors 
In 

Dans 
Inskde 

Dedans 
Without 

Sans 
Little 

Peu 

A little 

Un peu 
Much — Beaucoup. To express 
"very much" just raise the voice. 
Never say "tres beaucoup." 



We are behind. 

/v r ous sommes derriere. 
A parapet between two trenches. 

Un parapet entre deux tranchees. 
In the ninth. sector. 

Dans le secteur neuf. 
W T ith the American ambulance. 

Avec Tambulance Americaine. 
Distinctly 

Distinctement 
Many 

Beaucoup de 
How much? 

Combien 
How many 

Combien de 
Too much 

Trop 
Enough 

Assez 
Very 

Tres 
Exceedingly 

Fort 
As many, as much 

Autant 



More — Plus. Used to form the 
comparative, as plus grand, more 
large; tres grand, very large ;le 
plus grand, the most large. 



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Once, one time 




A week ago 


Une fois 




11 y a une semaine 


Twice 




Fifteen days ago 


Deux fois 




11 y a quinze jours 


Sometimes 




.To-morrow 


Quelquefois 




Demain 
Day after to-morrow 


Often 




Apres demain 


Souvent 




In a week 


Always 




Dans une semaine 


Tou jours 




In fifteen days 


Rarely 




Dans quinze jours 


Rarement 




Now 


Never — Jamais. Is also used by 


Maintenant 


itself to express "ever." 




In a few minutes 

Dans quelques minutes 


To-day 

Aujourd'hui 




Later 

Plus tard 


Yesterday 




There is or there are. 


Hier 




11 y a 


Day before yesterday 




Ago (referring to past time) 


Avant-hier 




11 y a 


THE DAYS OF THE WEEK, 


LES JOURS DE LA SEMA 


Monday 


Lundi {lung-dee) 


Tuesday 


Mardi (mahr-dee) 


Wednesday 


Mercredi (marecrr—dee) 


Thursday 


Jeudi (jeuh-dee) 


Friday 


Ver 


Ldredi (yahngdr-dee) 


Saturday 


Samedi (sam-dee) 


Sunday 


Dimanche (deemansh) 



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MONTHS, MOIS 

January Janvier (jahng-vee-ay) 

February Fevrier (fah-vree-ay) 

March Mars (marse) 

April Avril (ah-vreel) 

May Mai (may) 

June Juin (jweng) 

July Juillet (jwee-yay) 

August Aout (oo) 

September Septembre (septahmbrr) 

October Octobre (octobrr) 

November Novembre (novahmbrr) 

December Decembre (day-sahmbrr) 

SEASONS, SAISONS 



C'est le printemps 

C'etait l'hiver 

Ce sera 1'ete 

Et ensuite l'automne 



It is spring 

It was winter 

It will be summer 

And next the autumn 



MEASURES AND WEIGHTS 



3 feet, 3.37 inches 
0.03947 inch 
1094 yards 
1.0567 quarts 
half of the litre 
2.204 lb s « avoirdupois 
half of the kilogramme 
154325 grains troy 



1 metre 
I millimetre 
I kilometre 
1 litre 
demi litre 
1 kilogramme 
demi kilogramme 
1 gramme 



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CARDINAL POINTS 

North Nord 

South Sud 

East Est 

West Ouest 

FRENCH AND BELGIUM MONEY 

1 penny 5 centimes (copper) 

2 pennies 10 centimes (copper) 
I nickel 25 centimes (nickel) 
1 dime 50 centimes (silver) 

20 cents I franc (silver or paper) 

40 cents 2 francs (silver or paper) 

1 dollar 5 francs (silver or paper) 

2 dollars 10 francs (gold or paper) 
4 dollars 20 francs (gold or paper) 

20 dollars 100 francs (paper) 

100 dollars 500 francs (paper) 

Anything above this denomination is of no interest 
to soldiers; especially during war. 

The easiest way to calculate is to multiply your dollars by five to 
obtain francs, or to divide your francs by five in order to ascertain the 
amount in United States money, except exchange which is in favor of 
the latter and varies according to market quotations. 



II 

Phrases For Many Occasions 

The following conversations or dialogues are given to acquaint 
the student with a practical vocabulary that will enable him to carry 
on and understand a daily conversation, and with which he can 
procure for himself most of his daily needs. 

It will familiarize him with the various forms of greeting, of 
politeness, and of the niceties and mannerisms, of which he would 
have an immediate demand, should he ever be among a French 
speaking people. These things are essential if he expects to be shown 
cordiality while on the continent. Do not be stingy in the use of 
such expressions as "Qui Monsieur," "Non Monsieur," "Pardon 
Monsieur," or the like, as they will save much trouble and many 
dollars. 

The conversations will be such as would have to be used should 
a person journey from this country to the trenches in France. The 
translations will be literal to a large extent. 

Forms of Politeness 

Good morning, good day, good afternoon, 
Bonjour (bong-joor). 

Good evening. 

Bonsoir (bong-sooahr). 
Good night (just before retiring). 

Bonne nuit (bonwee). 
Good-bye.. 

Au re voir (ore-voahr). 

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Farewell. 

Adieu (ah-dee-euh) . 
How are you? 

Comment vous portez-vous? (kommaung voo portay-voo). 
Very well. 

Tres bien (tray bee-ang). 
Thank you. 

Merci (mair—see). 
And you? 

Et vous? (ay voo). 
Quite well. 

Assez bien (assay-bee-ang). 
I thank you. 

Je vous remercie (jeh voo-reh-mair-see). 

If you please. 

S'il vous plait (seel-voo play). 
Yes, sir. 

Oui, monsieur (wee meh—see—euh). 
Yes, madame. 

Oui, madame (wee-mah-damm) . 
Yes, Miss. 

Oui, mademoiselle (wee mahd-mouah-zell) . 
No, sir. 

Non, monsieur. 
No, madame. 

Non, madame. 
No, Miss. 

Non, mademoiselle. 
Come to see me. 

Venez me voir (veh-nay meh vo-ahrr). 
Come to see him. 

Venez le voir (veh-nay leh vo-ahrr). 



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Come to see her. 

Venez la voir (veh-nay lah vo-ahrr). 

Come to see us. 

Venez nous voir (veh-nay noo vo-ahrr). 
Come to see them. 

Venez les voir (veh-nay lay vo-ahrr). 

Call again soon. 

Revenez bientot. 
With pleasure. 

Avec plaisir. 

Introduction 

Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Mr. Smith, from Chicago. 

Permettez-moi de vous presenter mon ami Mr. Smith de Chicago 

(Pair-may-tay mouah deh voo pray-zahn-tay monah-mee ). 

I am delighted to make your acquaintance. 

Je suis charme de faire votre connaissance (jeh swee sharmay deh 

fair vohtr ko-nay-sans) . 

Expressions Most Used 

What is your name? (Expressed in French: How do you call your- 
self?) 

Comment vous appelez-vous? (kommaung voo—zah-pehlay-voo). 
My name is ■ (Expressed in French: I myself call ). 

Je m'appelle (jeh mappell ). 

Where do you come from? (Expressed in French: From where 
come you?) 

D'ou venez-vous? (doo vehnay voo). 

I come from the United States. 

Je viens des Etats Unis (jeh vee-ang day-zay-tah-zu-nee) . 

Note — In pronouncing "from the United States," count evenly 
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Where are you going? 

Ou allez-vous? (oo allay voo). 

I know nothing about it. 

Je n'en sais rien (J eh nahng say reeang). 

Where is your camp? 

Ou est votre camp? (oo ay vohtr kahng). 
What do you say? (Expressed in French: What say you?) 

Que dites-vous? (keh deet voo). 

What did you say? (Expressed in French: What have you said?) 
Qu'avez-vous dit? (kahvay voo dee). 

What do you do? (Expressed in French: What do you?) 

Que faites-vous? {keh fait voo). 
What did you do? (Expressed in French: What have you done?) 

Qu'avez-vous fait? 

What is that? (Point with the finger when you say it.) 

Qu'est-ce que c'est? (keess-keh-say) . 
It is. This is. 

C'est (say). 
This is not. It is not. 

Ce n'est pas (seh nay pah). 

Like that! (This expression will help you to make yourself under- 
stood when your vocabulary is exhausted.) 
Comme ca. 

With that? With this? (Used in stores, meaning: What else?) 

Avec ca? (aveck sail). 
I will see you this evening. 

Je vous verrai ce soir (jeh voo vayr ray seh soahr). 
Maybe. Perhaps. 

Peut-etre (peuh-taytrrh) . 
Until to-morrow. 

A demain (ah dehrnaing). 



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Until this evening. 

A ce soir (ah sell soahr). 

At the Office of the Trans-Atlantic Company 
Au Bureau de la Compagnie Transatlantique 

Good morning, monsieur. When departs the next boat for France? 
Bonjour, monsieur. Quand part le prochain bateau pour la 
France? 

Wednesday next. 

Mercredi prochain. 
At what hour? 

A quelle heure? 

At eight o'clock of the morning, precise. 
A huit heures du matin precises. 

What is the name of the boat? 
Quel est le nom du bateau? 

Is it rapid? 

Est-il rapide? 

Oh, so-so! It takes nine days to make the crossing. 

Comme ca! II met environ neuf. jours pour faire la traversee. 

What is the price of a passage? 
Quel est le prix du passage? 

First class cabin outside, eighty dollars; cabin inside, from sixty to 
seventy dollars. 

Premiere classe: cabines exterieures, quatre cents francs; cabines 
interieures, de trois cents a trois cents cinquante. 

Show me the diagram, if you please. 

Montrez-moi le plan, s'il vous plait. . 

Here it is. 
L^ void. 



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I will take cabin one hundred fourteen. 

Je prendrai la cabine cent quatorze. 
It is all right, sir. 

C'est bien, monsieur. 
What is your name? 

Quel est votre nom? 
Your first name? 

Votre prenom? 
Your age? 

Votre cige? 
Twenty-five years. 

Vingt-cinq ans. 
Your nationality? 

Votre nationality? 
American. 

Americain. 
Have you a passport? 

Avez-vous un passeport? 

No, sir. 

Non, monsieur. 
It is necessary for you of them to procure one. 

II faut vous en procurer un. 
Pardon me. I go to France to join the American Ambulance. 

Pardon! Je vais en France pour joindre Tambulance Americaine. 
Then it is well. Here is your ticket. 

Alors, c'est bien. Voici votre billet. 
Have you some baggage? 

Avez-vous des bagages? 
Yes, sir, I have a trunk and a valise. 
. Oui, monsieur, j'ai une malle et une valise. 
Here are two labels. One for the cabin baggage and bne for the hold. 

Voila deux etiquettes, une pour les bagages de cabine et l'autre 

pour la cale. 



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Thank you, sir. 
Merci, monsieur. 

To the Transfer Man 

AU COMMISSIONNAIRE 

Take this baggage to the wharf of the French Company. 

Conduisez ces bagages au quai de la Compagnie Francaise. 
All right, sir. 

Bien, monsieur. 

How much? 

Combien? 
Three francs. 

Trois francs. 
It is too much. I will give you two francs. 

C'est trop cher! Je vous donnerai deux francs. 
All right, give them to me. 

Bien, donnez-les-moi. 

On the Wharf 
Sur le Quai 

Pardon, sir, where do they weigh the baggage? 

Pardon, monsieur, ou pese-t-on les bagages? 
On the right, sir, 

La, a droite, monsieur. 
Thanks. 

Merci. 

Pardon, sir, will you check this trunk for Paris, if you please? 

Pardon, monsieur, voulez-vous enregistrer cette malle pour Paris, 

s'il vous plait? 
In a moment, sir, 

Dans un moment, monsieur. 



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Aboard 
A Bord 

Waiter, where is the cabin one hundred fourteen? 

Garcon, ou est la cabine cent quatorze? 
Follow me, sir. 

Suivez-moi, monsieur. 
Waiter, where is the dining-room? 

Garcon, ou est la salle a manger? 
Waiter, where is the smoking-room? 

Garcon, ou est le fumoir? 
Waiter, where is the drawing-room? 

Garcon, ou est le salon? 
Waiter, where is the library? 

Garcon, ou est la bibliotheque? 
Waiter, where is the office of the doctor? 

Garcon, ou est le bureau du Docteur? 
Waiter, where is the office of the purser? 

Garcon, ou est le bureau du commissaire? 

Pardon, Monsieur the Purser, I desire to place these valuables and 
jewels in your safe. 

Pardon, Monsieur le Commissaire, je desire deposer ces valeurs et 

ces bijoux dans votre coffre-fort. 
Place them in this envelope and sign. 

Mettez-les dans cette enveloppe et signez. 
Ask them of me before entering the port in France. 

Demandez-les-moi avant Tentree du port en France. 

At the Custom House 
A la Douane 

Note : If you want immediate attention use the following sentences 
when addressing the custom officer and watch the result : 



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Pardon, Monsieur the Officer. Would you be willing, I beg of you, to 
examine my baggages? 

Pardon, Monsieur L'Officier. Voudriez-vous je vous prie 

examiner mes bagages? 

Now nine times out of ten his answer will be : 
In a minute, sir. 

Dans une minute, monsieur. 
Where are they? 

Ou sont-ils? 
There they are. 

Les voila. 
What have your 

Qu'avez-vous? 
One trunk and two valises. 

Une malle et deux valises. 
Open them. 

Ouvrez-les. 
Have you anything to declare? 

Avez-vous quelque chose a declarer? 
Nothing that I know of. Look. 

Rien que je sache. Regardez. 
It is all right, close again. 

C'est bien, refermez. 

Leaving the Custom House for the Depot 
De la Douane a la Gare 

Porter, call a taxi. 

Facteur, appelez un taxi. 
Put my baggage on the taxi. 

Mettez mes bagages sur le taxi. 



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Chauffeur! take me quick to the depot. 

Chauffeur! conduisez-moi vite a la gare. 
Hurry up. 

Depechez-vous. 
I want to catch the express for Paris. 

Je desire attraper 1 'express de Paris. 
Here we are, sir. 

Nous y voici, monsieur. 
I am pleased with you, there is a tip for you. 

Je suis content de vous, voici un bon pourboire. 
Porter, carry my baggage to the baggage room. 

Facteur, portez mes bagages a la salle des bagages. 
This is for you. 

Voila pour vous. 
Thanks, sir. 

Merci, monsieur. 

At the Station 
A la Gare 

Where is the station? 

Ou est la gare? 
Where is the ticket window? 

Ou est le guichet? 
Where is the waiting-room? 

Ou est la salle d'attente? 
Where is the baggage room? 

Ou est la salle des bagages? 
Where is the bureau of information? 

Ou est le bureau d'informations? 
Where is the interpreter? 

Ou est l'interprete? 
A first class ticket. 

Un billet de premiere classe. 



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A second class ticket. 

Un billet de deuxieme classe. 
A third class ticket. 

Un billet de troisieme classe. 
One way. Round trip for Paris. 

Simple. Aller et retour pour Paris. 
A reduced rate ticket for a soldier. 

Un billet militaire. 
Check my baggage for Paris. 

Enregistrez mes bagages pour Paris. 
How much? 

Combien? 
When leaves the train for Paris? 

Quand part le train pour Paris? 
At what hour? 

A quelle heure? 
When do we arrive at ? 

Quand arriverons-nous a ? 

When do we start? 

Quand partons-nous? 
When do we arrive? 

Quand arriverons-nous? 
What is the name of this station? 

Quel est le nom de cette gare? 
Do we change? Where? 

Change-t-on? Ou? 
Where is the lunch-room? (For railroads only.) 

Ou est le buffet? 
How many minutes of stop? 

Combien de minutes d'arret? 
On what track is the train for Paris? 

Sur quelle voie est le train de Paris? 



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Cross the track. 

Traversez la voie. 

Look out ! All aboard. 

Attention! En voiture. 
Let us step in or let us go aboard. 

Montons. 
This compartment is full. 

Ce compartiment est complet. 

Close the door. (Common carrier door only.) 

Fermez la portiere. 
All aboard! 

En route! 

Have you a time-table? 

Avez-vous un indicateur? 

Military train. Accommodation train. 
Train militaire. Train omnibus. 

Express. Fast Mail. Fast. 

Train express. Train direct. Train rapide. 
Coach. Compartment. Sleeping car. Dining car. 

Wagon. Compartiment. Wagon-lit. Wagon-restaurant. 

Is this seat occupied? 

Cette place est-elle prise? 

No sir, it is vacant. 

Non monsieur, elle est libre. 

Well, let us sit here, 

Eh bien, asseyons-nous ici. 

A newspaper, if you please? 
Un journal s'il vous plait. 

What is the news today? 

Quelles nouvelles aujourdhir? 



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The Germans sank another American boat. 

Les Boehes ont coule un autre bateau Americain. 

We will get them soon ! 
Nous les aurons bientot! 

Paris — Paris — Everybody out ! 

Paris — Paris — Tout le monde descend ! 

Say, John, now you must try your French, for I cannot speak a word. 
Dites, Jean, vous devez essayer votre frangais, car je ne peux pas 
parler un mot. 

Call a cab or a taxi and help me out. 

Appelez un fiacre ou un taxi et aidez-moi. 

To Take a Taxi 
Pour Prendre un Taxi 

Just utter "Psst" and the chauffeur will drive towards you. 

Take me to the Normandy Hotel, Echelle Street, Number Seven. 
Conduisez-moi a l'Hotel de Normandie, rue de l'Echelle, numero 
sept. 

Porter! Carry this trunk and that valise on the taxi. 
Facteur! Portez cette malle et cette valise sur le taxi. 

Chauffeur! Go slowly, I desire to see the city. 

Chauffeur! Allez lentement, je desire voir la ville. 

How much? 
Combien? 

This is for you. (These are the words used in tipping.) 
Voila pour vous. 

Note: In France as elsewhere it is useless to bargain with taxi- 
men as the clock tells you what to pay. Should you have any con- 
troversy just say the word "Police" and the difficulty will be over. 



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At The Hotel 
A L'Hotel 
Good day, sir. 

Bonjour, monsieur. 
Have you a room with bath? 

Avez-vous une chambre avec bain? 
On what floor? 

A quel etage? 
In front. 

Devant. 
On the back. 

Sur le derriere. 
Show me the room. 

Montrez-moi la chambre. 
How much per day? Per week? 

Combien par jour? Par semaine? 
With board? Without board? 

Avec pension? Sans pension? 
Where is the reading room? The parlor? The elevator? 

Ou est le cabinet de lecture? Le salon? L'ascenseur? 

Bell-boy! Bring me a pen, some writing-paper, some envelopes and 
two postage stamps at twenty-five centimes (five cents). 

Chasseur! Apportez-moi une plume, du papier a. lettre, des 

enveloppes et deux timbres a vingt-cinq centimes. 
Where is the mail-box? 

Ou est la boite aux lettres? 
Throw these letters in the box. 

Jetez ces lettres dans la boite. 
Waiter! Bring up some ice water in my room. 

Garcon! Montez de l'eau glagee dans ma chambre. 
Wake me up at seven o'clock, without fail. 

Reveillez-moi a sept heures, sans faute. 



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My bill, if you please. 

Ma note, s'il vous plait. 
Forward my mail to . 

Faites suivre mon courrier a — . 

Good-bye ! 

Au Revoir! 

Furnished Room for Rent 
Chambre Garnie a Louer 

Good-day sir — madam. (Never forget to salute wherever you go.) 

Bonjour monsieur — madame. 
Have you a furnished room for rent? 

Avez-vous une chambre garnie a louer? 
On what floor? 

A quel etage? 
It is too high. 

C'est trop haut. 
Show it to me. 

Montrez-la-moi. 
How much per week? Per month? 

Combien par semaine? Par mois? 
It is more than I want to pay. 

C'est plus que je veux payer. 
I will take it. 

Je la prendrai. 
There is a month's rent in advance. Give me a receipt. 

Voici un mois de loyer d'avance. Faites-moi un recu. 
I will come to-morrow. 

Je viendrai demain. 
Porter, do you know of a good boarding-house not too far distant? 

Concierge, connaissez-vous une bonne pension, pas trop loin? 



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Yes sir. Follow this street straight on, turn to the right and the 
second house is a boarding-house. 

Oui, monsieur. Suivez cette rue tout droit, tournez a droite et la 

deuxieme maison est une pension. 
Thank you very much. 

Je vous remercie. 

At the Boarding-House 
A la Pension 

Good afternoon, madam. 

Bonjour, madame. 
Do you take foreign boarders? 

Prenez-vous des pensionnaires etrangers? 
Yes sir. How many are you? 

Oui, monsieur. Combien etes-vous? 
Three. My wife, my daughter and myself. 

Trois. Ma femme, ma fille et moi. 
How much do you charge per week, without room, for breakfast, 
lunch and dinner? 

Combien demandez-vous par semaine, sans chambre, pour le 

dejeuner, le dejeuner a la fourchette et le souper? 

That is all right. We will commence this evening, and I will pay you a 
week in advance. 

C'est tres bien. Nous commencerons ce soir afid je vous payerai 

une semaine d'avance. 
What is the name of this street? Of this quarter? 

Quel est le nom de cette rue? Quel est le nom du quartier? 
Where is the subway? 

Ou est le metro? 
Where is the American Express? 

Ou est Texpress americain? 
Where is the bank, Monroe & Company? 

Ou est la banque, Monroe et Compagnie? 



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I do not know, sir. 

Je ne sais pas, monsieur. 
Where is the main post-office? Is it far? 

Ou est le bureau central des Postes? Est-ce loin? 
Where is the American Consulate? 

Ou est le Consulat Americain? 
Which is the shortest way to go to the Avenue de l'Opera? 

Quel est le plus court chemin pour aller a l'avenue de T Opera? 

At the Restaurant 
Au Restaurant 

The best way to enjoy a visit to Paris is to take the meals wherever 
you are. You can readily see the class of restaurant by the display 
on the sidewalk which is called in French "Terrasse." The best way 
to enjoy a meal in Parisian style is to take it on the "Terrasse." 
Instead of music you enjoy the sight of the passers-by. There are 
two kinds of service: meals a la carte or fixed-price meals. The bill 
of fare indicates the price and what you get. The most popular 
restaurants at popular prices are the Bouillon Duval and Restaurants 
Chartier which can be found not only in Paris but also in the Province. 

We assume that you do not know a word of French, just say 
boldly: 

Apportez-moi (ahportay-mouah) . 
Apportez-nous (ahportay—noo). 

and point either to the price of the meal or to the contents of the 
menu which you may guess as the author did in your country ! 

The following is a list of the Principal Eatables : 
Some fish Du poisson 

Some oysters Des huitres 

A soup Un potage 

A beef-steak with potatoes Un bifteck aux pommes 

A porter-house steak with potatoes Une entrecote aux pommes 
Roast beef Du roti de boeuf 



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Roast mutton 

Roast pork 

Some roast chicken 

Some bacon fried with eggs 

Some fried ham 

Cutlets of lamb 

Cutlets of veal 

Eggs on the plate (fried eggs) 

Eggs with the shell (boiled eggs) 

Soft 

Hard 

Scrambled eggs 

French-fried potatoes 

Mashed potatoes 

Some vegetables 

Some bread 

Some butter 

Some cheese 

Some salt 

Some pepper 

Some mustard 

Some oil 

Some vinegar 

A pitcher of water 

A bottle of wine, white 

A bottle of wine, red 

A cup of coffee, black 

A cup of coffee with milk 

A cup of coca 

A cup of chocolate 

A cup of milk 

A cup of green tea 

A cup of black tea 

A cup of hot water 



Du roti de mouton 

Du roti de pore 

Du poulet roti 

Du lard frit avec des oeufs 

Du jambon frit 

Des cotelettes d'agneaux 

Des cotelettes de veau 

Des oeufs sur le plat 

Des oeufs a la coque 

Tendres 

Durs 

Une omelette 

De pommes de terre sautees 

Des pommes de terre en puree 

Des legumes 

Du pain 

Du beurre 

Du fromage 

Du sel 

Du poivre 

De la moutarde 

De l'huile 

Du vinaigre 

Une carafe d'eau 

Une bouteille de vin blanc 

Une bouteille de vin rouge 

Une tasse de cafe noir 

Une tasse de cafe au lait 

Une tasse de cacao 

Une tasse de chocolat 

Une tasse de lait 

Une tasse de the vert 

Une tasse de the noir 

Une tasse d'eau chaude 



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A napkin Une serviette 

A spoon Une cuillere 

A fork Une fourchette 

A knife Un couteau 

A glass Un verre 

A plate Une assiette 

When ready for your bill say this: 

Waiter, the addition, if you please. 
Garcon, Taddition, s'il vous plait. 

This is for you (when tipping him). 
Voila pour vous. 

At the Cafe 
Au Cafe 

Note: In a first-class French cafe nothing is served but drinks 
and refreshments. 

To obtain what you want say: 

Garcon! Apportez-moi — 
Garcon! Apportez-nous — ■ 

A glass of beer Un bock 

A stein Un demi 

Coffee in a glass Un cafe 

A cup of coffee Une tasse 

If you want black coffee just say, ''Nature," which means plain. 
Otherwise, "Avec lait," meaning with milk. Cream is seldom, if ever, 
used in the cafes. Usually boiled milk is the substitute. 

As to alcoholic drinks, experience is the best teacher, but remem- 
ber that soldiers are forbidden to indulge in anything except wine, 
beer and cider. Infraction of this order is severely dealt with, to 
both soldiers and cafe-owners. 



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At the Perfumer's 
A la Parfumerie 



We desire 

I desire 

A cake of toilet soap 

A cake of Castile soap 

A tooth-brush 

A box of rice powder 

A bottle of dentifrice 

Toilet water 

Tooth-paste 

Old-style razor 

A safety razor 

A razor strop 

A comb 

A hair-brush 

A clothes-brush 

A shoe-brush 



Nous desirons 

Je desire 

Une savonnette 

Un morceau de savon blanc 

Une brosse a dents 

Une boite de poudre de riz 

Une bouteille d'eau dentifrice 

Une bouteille d'eau de toilette 

De la pate dentifrice 

Un rasoir ordinaire 

Un rasoir de surete 

Une courroie 

Un peigne 

Une brosse a. cheveux 

Une brosse a habits 

Une brosse a souliers 



To a Policeman 
A un Agent de Police 

Pardon, sir, what car must I take for the Sorbonne? 

Pardon, monsieur, quel tramway dois-je prendre pour la Sor- 
bonne? 

Go down that stairway and take the Metro. 
Descendez cet escalier et prenez le metro. 

At the Subway Station 
Au Metropolitan 

A first class ticket for the Sorbonne. 

Une premiere pour la Sorbonne. 
A second class ticket for the Sorbonne. 

Une deuxieme pour la Sorbonne. 



ARXIIXERIE BE CAMPAGNE 




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There it is, sir — fifteen centimes. 

Voila, monsieur — quinze centimes. 
Ask the conductor where you must change. 

Demandez au conducteur ou vous devez changer. 
Where must I change for the Sorbonne? 

Ou dois-je changer pour la Sorbonne? 

On the Electric Car 
En Tramway (Electrique) 

Conductor, a transfer for the Station at Lyon. 

Conducteur, une correspondance pour la gare de Lyon. 
Stop me, if you please, at the corner of St. Michael Boulevard. 

Arretez-moi, s'il vous plait, au coin du Boulevard Saint- Michel. 

Post and Telegraph 
Postes et Telegraphes 

Note: The Post and Telegraph service in France is owned and 
controlled by the Government and the offices are always together. 

I want to send a cable to the United States. 

Je desire envoyer un cable aux Etats-Unis. 
How much per word? 

Combien coute le mot? 

At the Post-Office 
A la Poste 

Have you anything General Delivery for ? 

Avez-vous quelque chose poste restante pour ? 

What is your first name? 

Quel prenom? 
Have you an identification card? 

Avez-vous une piece d'identification? 



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I Yes, sir, here it is. 

Oui, monsieur, la voici. 

Is there a registered letter for ? 

Y a-t-il une lettre recommandee pour ? 

There is none. 

II n'y en a pas. 
Give me three stamps at twenty-five centimes, and two stamped 
envelopes. 

Donnez-moi trois timbres a vingt-cinq centimes, et deux en- 

veloppes timbrees? 
I wish to register this package. 

Je desire recommander ce paquet. 
Write me a money order for fifty francs for Indianapolis. 

Faites-moi un mandat de cinquante francs pour Indianapolis. 
Cash me this money order, if you please. 

Payez-moi ce mandat s'il vous plait. 

At the Bank 
A la Banque 

Have you anything addressed to John Smith of Indianapolis? 

Avez-vous quelque chose a Tadresse de John Smith dTndian- 

apolis? 
I have a letter of credit on your bank. 

J'ai une lettre de credit sur votre banque. 
Will you cash this check? 

Voudriez-vous payer ce cheque? 
Change me this bank-bill. 

Changez-moi ce billet de banque. 
Change me this American money into French money. 

Changez-moi cet argent americain en monnaie francaise. 



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At the Barber's 
Au Coiffeur 

Note: Just take a seat and wait until the following sound strikes 
your ears: 

Le suivant. (You're next.) 
Then piously take your seat and if you want a shave say: 
Rasez-moi, s'il vous plait (rahzay-mouah, seel voo play). 
If you wish a haircut say: 

Coupez-moi les cheveux (koopay—mouah lay she-veuh). 
As to style point with your finger and say: 

Comme-ca (kom—sah). 
If you want tonic say: 

Friction (freak— seeong). 
If you want a shampoo say: 
Shampoing (shangpoang) . 
As to massage it is the same in both languages. To all other 
questions say "Non." 

To avoid being overcharged give them a bill of five francs and 
wait for change rather than ask the price. Put two pennies or more, 
as a tip, in the round metal box which you will see in the shop. The 
money put in this box constitutes a part of the salary of the French 
barbers. 

Speaking of tips, never forget them and you will be well treated. 
Do not give much, but always something. 

At the Bootblack's 

AVEC LE ClREUR 

You will never find the shoe-shining stands and parlors in France 
such as we have in this country. This work is entirely done by boys 
in the cafes or on the street corners. 

If you wish your shoes shined just say: 
Cirez-moi (see-ray mouah). 

Pay from four to six cents according to service. 



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At the Haberdasher's 
A la Chemiserie 

Pronounce boldly "Montrez-moi" {mon-tr ay-mo ttah) Show me, 
and point to the article desired as described below: 



A shirt of color 

A white shirt 

An undershirt 

Underdrawers 

Socks 

A nightshirt 

A tie 

Collars 

Cuffs 

Cuff buttons 

Collar buttons 

Garters 

A fancy vest 

Suspenders 

A muffler of silk 

A wool sweater 

A felt hat 

A straw hat 

A cap 

Gloves 

Some handkerchiefs 

An umbrella 

A belt 



Une chemise de couleur 

Une chemise blanche 

Une chemisette 

Un calecon 

Des chaussettes 

Une chemise de nuit 

Une cravatte 

Des cols 

Des manchettes 

Des boutons de manchettes 

Des boutons de cols 

Des jarretieres 

Un gilet fantaisie 

Des bretelles 

Un foulard de soie 

Un tricot de laine 

Un chapeau de feutre 

Un chapeau de paille 

Une casquette 

Des gants 

Des mouchoirs 

Un parapluie 

Une ceinture 



After you have made your selection say : 
Combien? (kong-bee-ang) How much? 

Do not forget to bargain with them as this is expected, except in 
stores where you read the following sign : 

Prix-fixe. (Fixed prices.) 



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At the Clothing Store 
Confections pour Hommes 

Bonjour, monsieur! Je desire voir (jeh day-zeer-vouahr) I desire 
to see: 

A three-piece gray suit Un complet gris 

A coat Un paletot 

A vest Un gilet 

A fancy vest Un gilet fantaisie 

A pair of pants, trousers Un pantalon 

An overcoat Un pardessus 

A raincoat Un impermeable 

A military cape Une pelerine 

As to bargaining for a price, say "Combien?" (How much?) or 
"Quel est le prix du cela?" (What is the price of that?) 

At the Tailor's 
Chez le Tailleur 

Do you make repairs? 

Faites-vous de reparations? (jait-voo day ray-pah-rah-see-ong) . 

Mend me this. 

Raccommodez-moi cela. 

I want them to-morrow without fail. 
Je le veux pour demain sans faute. 

How much? 
Combien? 

It is too much! 
C'est trop cher! 

Note: The expressions needed to bargain should be learned 
without fail as your salvation depends on them. 



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At the Shoe Store 
Au Magasin de Chaussures 

Bonjour, monsieur! Montrez-moi (show me): 

A pair of lace shoes Une paire de bottines a lacets 

A pair of button shoes TT ne paire de bottines a boutons 

A pair of low shoes Une paire de souliers Moliere 

A pair of spats Une paire de guetres de cuir 

A pair of leggins Une paire de leggings 

A pair of slippers Une paire de pantoufles 

Thick soles Semelle epaisse 

Low heels Talon bas 

Pointed toe Bout pointu 

Half round toe Demi-rond 

Round toe Rond 

Shape wide Forme large 

Give me a pair of shoe-laces. 

Donnez-moi une paire de lacets. 
These shoes hurt me. 

Ces bottines me blessent. 
These shoes fit well. 

Ces bottines me vont bien. 
Can you repair these shoes? 

Pouvez-vous reparer ces bottines? 

The Time, the Watch and the Clockmaker 
L'Heure, la Montre et L'Hologer 

What time is it? 

Quelle heure est-il? 
It is one o'clock. 

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It is a quarter after one.. 

II est une heure et quart. 
It is half past one. 

II est une heure et demie. 
It is fifteen minutes to two. 

II est deux heures moins un quarto 
It is noon. 

II est midi. 
It is twelve at night. 

II est minuit. 
It is quite late. 

II se fait tard. 
You are early. 

Vous etes en avance. 

lie is late. 

II est en retard. 

We are on time. 

Nous sommes a l'heure. 
My watch is fast. 

Ma montre avance. 
My watch is slow. 

Ma montre retarde. 
My watch is broken. 

Ma montre est cassee. 
Give me the address of a good watchmaker 

Donnez-moi l'adresse d'un bon horlogen 
Repair this watch. 

Arrangez cette montre. 
Clean that watch. 

Nettoyez-cette montre. 

When will it be ready? 
Quand sera-t-elle prete? 



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At the Laundry 
A la Blanchisserie 

Send my wash to the laundry. 

Envoyez mon linge a la blanchisserie. 

What have you? 

Qu'avez-vous? 
I have four ordinary shirts of flannel. 

J'ai quatre chemises ordinaires de flanelle. 
Twelve collars. 

Douze cols. 

Three pairs of cuffs. 

Trois paires de manchettes. 
Two undershirts. 

Deux chemisettes. 
Two drawers. 

Deux calecons. 
Six pair of socks. 

Six* paires de chaussettes. 
Twelve handkerchiefs. 

Douze mouchoirs. 

Washable white pants. 

Un pantalon de treillis. 
Iron well the white shirts and the collars but not the colored ones or 
the flannel. 

Repassez bien dur les chemises blanches et les cols, mais ns 

repassez pas celles de couleur ou de flanelle. 
Bring back the clothes on Thursday, without fail, for we leave 
Friday morning. 

Rapportez-moi le linge pour jeudi sans faute, car nous partons 

vendredi matin. 
How much do I owe you? Take your pay. 

Combien vous dois-je? Payez-vous. 



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The Tobacconist 
Bureau de Tabac 

The tobacco and matches are controlled by the French govern- 
ment and are only sold at certain places by disabled soldiers, retired 
non-commissioned officers or widows of soldiers who have died in 
service. 

The price of tobacco and the number of tobacconists are regulated 
by the government in proportion to the population and they are at 
all times under the surveillance of federal inspectors. 

The tobacconist sells tobacco, matches, postage stamps, receipt 
stamps and paper that bears the government stamp, upon which all 
binding business transactions must be made. Attention of commis- 
sary officers is called to the following fact : Every receipted bill must 
bear a receipt stamp cancelled by the signature of the seller or the 
bill is not legally considered as paid. It is a federal offense to accept 
a receipted bill without the revenue stamp having been properly 
cancelled. 

Do you smoke? 

Fumez-vous? 
Yes, sir, I smoke. 

Oui, monsieur, je fume. 
What do you smoke? 

Que fumez-vous? 
I sometimes smoke a cigar, a cigarette and a pipe. 

Je fume quelquefois le cigar, la cigarette et aussi la pipe* 
Give me a cigarette. 

Donnez-moi une cigarette. 

I have none. 

Je n'en ai pas. 

Good morning, madam. 
Bonjour, madame. 



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Give me a box of cigarettes. 

Donnez-moi line boite de cigarettes. 

What price? 
A quel prix? 

I don't care. 

Cela m'est egal. 
I want some good cigarettes. 

Je veux de bonnes cigarettes. 

Here they are, sir. 
Voila, monsieur. 

What else? 

Quoi encore? 

Two five-cent cigars, a package of smoking-tobacco, six illustrated 
postal cards, six two-cent stamps and a box of matches. 

Deux cigars a vingt-cinq (25) centimes un paquet de tabac 
a fumer, six cartes postales illustrees, six timbres a dix centimes 
(10) et une boite d'allumc ttes. 

Is that all? 
Est-ce tout? 

Show me a cigarette case and a large pipe. 

Montrez-moi un etui a cigarettes, et une grosse pipe. 

How much? 

Combien? 
Eight francs. 

Huit francs. 

Take your pay from this bill. 

Voila, payez-\^ous sur ce billet. 

Give me back some small change. 
Rendez-moi de la petite monnaie. 

Let us return to the cantonment, 
Rentrons au cantonnement. 



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Places of Amusement 
Places D'Amusemenls 

Where is the Grand Opera? 

Ou est le Grand Opera? 
Where is the Comic Opera? 

Ou est l'Opera Comique? 
Where is the French Comedy? 

Ou est la Comedie Francaise? 

Where is the Odeon? 
Ou est l'Odeon? 

Where is the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt? 
Ou est le Theatre Sarah Bernard? 

Where is the concert of the Horloge? 
Ou est le concert de Y Horloge? 

Where is the Moulin-Rouge? 
Ou est le Moulin-Rouge? 

Where are the Foolish Shepherdesses? 
Ou sont les Folies-Bergeres? 

We wish to go to the Ambassadors. (Vaudeville*) 
Nous voulons aller aux Ambassadeurs. 

What play do they give to-night? 
Quelle piece joue-t-on ce soir? 

Nothing doing. 
Relache. 

Usher (a woman), 
L'ouvreuse. 

At the Theatre Ticket Window 
Au Guichet 
Show me the diagram. 
Montrez-moi le plan. 



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An orchestra chair. 

Un fauteuil d'orchestre. 

A circle seat. 

Un fauteuil de pourtour. 
A cheaper orchestra seat. 

Une stalle d'orchestre. 
A cheaper circle seat. 

Une stalle de pourtour. 

Standing-room ticket. 

Un parquet. 
A first gallery ticket. 

Une premiere galerie. 
A second gallery ticket. 

Une deuxieme galerie. 
A third gallery ticket. 

Une troisieme galerie. 
A paradise ticket. 

Un paradis. 
A box. 

Une loge. 
At what time does the play begin? 

A quelle heure commence la representation? 
How many acts? Between acts. 

Combien d'aetes? Entr'actes. 
Entrance. Exit. 

Entree. Sortie. 

It is customary in France to go out between acts and promenade 
in the foyer or to go to a cafe, which usually is at the entrance of a 
theatre. 



Ill 

Phrases for All Branches of the Service 



The Allies 

The French Les Francais (lay franbg-say) 

The Belgians Les Beiges (lay belj) 

The English Les Anglais (lay—zahn—glay) 

The Italians Les It aliens (lay-zee-tah-lee-ang) 

The Russians Les Russes (lay ruhss) 

The Americans Les Americains (lay zah-mai-ree-kang) 



The Germans Les Allemands (lay-zahl-mahng) 

(Boches) (Boches) (bosh) 

The Austrians Les Autrichiens (lay-zoh-tree-she- 

The Turks Les Turcs (lay Tuhrk) 

Ranks of the French Army 
Soldier. 

Soldat. 
Corporal. 

Caporal. 
Quartermaster Corporal. 

Caporal-Fourrier. 

Sergeant. 

Sergent. 
Mail Sergeant. 

Sergent- Vaguemestre. 
Quartermaster Sergeant. 

Sergent-Fourrier. 
Sergeant- Major. 

Sergent- Major. 

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Adjutant. (The Adjutant is the highest non-commissioned officer.) 
Adjutant. 

Mail Adjutant. 

Adj utant- Vaguemestre. 

Second Lieutenant. 
Sous-Lieutenant. 

Lieutenant. 
Lieutenant. 

Second Captain. 

Capitaine Adjutant Major, 

Commanding Captain. 

Capitaine Commandant. 

Paymaster Captain. 
Capitaine Tresorier. 

Major. 

Commandant. 

Major commanding the garrison. 

Commandant d'Armes ou de la Place. 

Lieutenant-Colonel. 
Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Colonel. 
Colonel. 

Brigadier-General. 

General de Brigade. 

Division General. 

General de Division. 

General commanding an Army Corps. 

General Commandant de Corps d'Armee. 

Chief General or Commanding General. 
Generalissime. 



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Marshal of France. 

Marechal de France. 
Secretary of War. 

Ministre de la Guerre. 
President. 

President de la Republique. 

How to Address Army Men 

When addressing a non-commissioned officer always say: 
"Yes, Corporal," "Yes, Sergeant," "Yes, Chef" (meaning Sergeant- 
Major). 

And from Adjutant to General say: 
"Yes, my Adjutant," "Yes, my Lieutenant," "Yes, my Capitaine," 
"Yes, my General." 

By using the word "Sir" or "Mr." a uniformed man would ap- 
pear clumsy. 

We also have : 
Staff Officer. 

Officier d'Etat-Major. 
Orderly Officer or Aide-de-camp. 

Officier d'Ordonnance. 

Army Vocabulary 

aide de camp aide de camp 

arrest (to) arreter 

under arrest 6tre arrete 

artillery man artilleur 

aviation aviation 

aviator avion 

band musique militaire 

band master chef de musique 

barrack la caserne 

beating tQ arms sonner la generate 



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Army Vocabulary 



beating the assembly 

beating the call 

beating the dinner 

beating the fall in 

beating the retreat or tattoo 

boot and saddle 

bugle or 

bugler 

call (to) 

roll call 

canteen 

canteen keeper 

column 

command (to) 

command (a) 

commissary 

commissary general 

court martial 

detachment 

drum 

drum-major 

drummer 

duty 

on duty 

engineer 

engineer officer 

engineer regiment 

farrier 

hfer 

file 

flank 

furlough 



sonner l'assemblee 

sonner l'appel 

sonner la soupe 

sonner l'assemblee 

sonner la retraite 

boute-selle 

clairon (infantry) 

trompette (cavalry) 

appeler 

l'appel 

la cantine 

le cantinier 

la cantiniere 

la colonne 

commander 

un ordre 

l'intendant militaire 

l'intendant general 

le conseil de guerre 

detachement 

tambour 

tambour- major 

le tambour 

service 

de service 

soldat de genie 

officier de genie 

regiment de genie 

marechal-ferrant 

fifre 

la or une fil 

flanc 

conge 



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Army Vocabulary 



garrison 

guard 

guard (to) 

guard-room 

gunner 

leave 

leave (to) 

leave (sick) 

legion foreign 

line (first) 

line (second) 

line (third) 

non-commissioned officer 

full pay 

half pay 

officer on duty 

soldier on duty 

attacking party 

reserve column 

firing party 

aviation corps 

flying squad 

patrol 

platoon 

bridge-builder 

sector 

sentinel 

scout 

sergeant 

instructor 

sergeant-major 

soldier 

squadron 



garmson 

la garde 

garder 

le corps de garde 

le canonnier 

permission 

partir 

conge de convalescence 

legion etrangere 

premiere ligne 

deuxieme ligne 

troisieme ligne 

sous-officier 

solde entiere 

demi-solde 

officier de service 

soldat de ronde 

colonne d'attaque 

colonne de reserve 

feu de peloton 

corps d'aviation 

escadrille d'aviation 

la patrouille 

le peloton 

le pontonier 

le secteur 

la sentinelle 

l'eclaireur 

sergent 

instructeur 

serge nt-maj or 

soldat 

escadron 



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Army Vocabulary 



store-keeper 

surgeon 

doctor's assistant 

retreat, tattoo 

military transportation service 

cavalry bugler 

infantry bugler 

veterinary surgeon 

to watch, to guard 

the watch or guard 

countersign 

wing 

right wing 

left wing 

gun 

cartridge 

cavalry gun \ 

revolver 

gatling gun 

hand grenade 

bomb 

rocket 

shell 

shrapnel 

canon 

cavalry overcoat 

cavalry coat 

cavalry trousers 

infantry overcoat 

infantry coat 

infantry trousers 

spur 

leather belt 



le garde-magasin 

chirurgien, medecin-major 

medecin-aide-maj or 

la retraite 

train des equipages militaires 

un trompette 

un clairon 

veterinaire 

garder 

la garde 

la consigne 

l'aile 

l'aile droite 

l'aile gauche 

le fusil 

la cartouche 

la carabine 

le revolver 

la mitrailleuse 

la grenade 

la bombe 

la fusee volante ) 

l'obus 

shrapnell 

le canon 

manteau de cayalerie 

dolman de cavalerie 

la culotte de cavalerie 

la capote de l'infanterie 

la tunique de l'infanterie 

le pantalon de l'infanterie 

l'eperon 

le ceinturon 



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Army Vocabulary 



flannel belt 

flag 

fort 

fortifications 

guard-house 

wire 

barbed wire 

knapsack 

haversack 

blanket 

canteen 

tin cup 

spoon 

fork 

knife 

kill 

wound 

a wounded man 

orderly 

powder 

surprise 

strategy 

forage 

wagon for carrying forage 

horse 

saddle 

harness 

bravery 

recompense 

asphyxiating gas 

curtain fire 



la ceinture 

le drapeau 

le fort 

la place-forte 

la prison 

le fil de fer 

le fil de fer barbele 

le sac 

la musette 

la courverture 

le bidon 

le quart 

la cuillere 

la fourchette 

le couteau 

tuer 

blesser 

un blesse 

l'ordonnance 

la poudre 

la surprise 

la strategic 

le fourrage 

la fourragere 

le cheval 

la selle 

le harnais 

la bravoure 

la recompense 

gaz deletere, gas asphyxiant 

feu de rideau 



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sap sape — means a hole dug in a certain way to com- 

municate with the enemy's first trench. Explosion 
takes place when ready. 

cleaners nettoyeurs — men who throw grenades and bombs 
into the enemy's trenches. 



Orders 



To arms ! 

Carry arms! 

Present arms! 

Shoulder arms — right ! 

Lower arms ! 

Easy! 

Keep step ! 

Change step! 

Positions 9 ft. apart. A 

movement of the French 

infantry. 
Lie down! 
Break ranks! 
Draw swords! 
Charge with bayonets! 
Halt! 
Attention! 
Right, dress! 
Left, dress! 
In quick time, load! 
Forward, march! 
Double-quick, march! 
Mark step! 
Aim! 
Fire! 



Aux armes! 

Portez, armes! 

Presentez, armes! 

L'arme sur l'epaule, droite! 

Reposez, armes! 

Repos! 

Marchez au pas! 

Changez de pas! 

En tirailleur! 



Couchez-vous! 

Rompez les rangs! 

Sabre au clair ! 

A la baionnette! 

Halte! 

Garde a. vous ! 

A droite! 

A gauche! 

Charge a. volonte ! 

En avant, marche! 

Pas gymnastique, marche! 

Marquez le pas! 

En joue! 

Feu! 



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Different Branches of Service 

I am in a United States Regiment. 

Je suis dans un regiment des Etats Unis. 
Which one? Infantry? Cavalry? Engineers? Ambulance? 

Lequel? Infanterie? Cavalerie? Genie? Ambulance? 

Aviation? Automobiles? Marine? Foreign Legion? 

Aviation? Section d'automobiles? Marine? Legion etrangere? 

Quartermaster Sergeant Helping the 
Cantonment Officer 
Who are you? 
Qui etes-vous? 

I am Quartermaster Sergeant of Infantry. I am looking for homes 
to lodge my men. 

Je suis sergent-fourrier d'Infanterie. Je cherche quelques maisons 

pour loger mes hommes. 
Which is the best grocery? 

Quelle est la meilleure epicerie? 
Which is the best bakery? 

Quelle est la meilleure boulangerie? 
Which is the best meat-market? 

Quelle est la meilleure boucherie? 
Who is the best vegetable dealer? 

Quel est le meilleur marchand de legumes? 
Where is the market? 

Ou est le marche? 

Do you know of a good stable? 

Connaissez-vous une bonne ecurie? 

Do you know of a good garage? 

Connaissez-vous un bon garage? 
Take me to Headquarters. 

Conduisez-moi a la Place, 



Ferdl'ia lancS 



Fiakni 



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ARMEMENT &.EQTOPE8IENT dp CAVALIER. 



iCulot I 
Cartouche ! 




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What is the name of the commander of the garrison? 
Quel est le nom du major de la garnison? 

Where is the city hall? 
Ou est Fhotel de ville? 

Where is the city hospital? 
Ou est Thotel-Dieu? 

Where is the military supply station for forage? 
Ou est le magasin a fourrage? 

What is the name of the mayor? 
Quel est le nom du maire? 

Where does he live? 
Ou demeure-t-il? 

Which is the best hotel for officers? 

Quel est le meilleur hotel pour les omciers? 

My work is done. 

Mon travail est fini. 

I am awaiting the arrival of my regiment. 
J 'attends l'arrivee de mon regiment. 

My captain, here is my list containing all information. 

Mon capitaine, voila une liste avec tous les renseignements. 

Cantonment officer. 

Officier de cantonnement. 

I am the cantonment captain. 

Je suis le capitaine de cantonnement. 

Take me to the commander of the garrison, if you please. 
Conduisez-moi au commandant de place, s'il vous plait. 

Follow me, my captain. 

Suivez-moi, mon capitaine. 

Here we are. 

Nous y void. 
Major, I am the cantonment officer of the tenth regiment of Infantry. 



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Mon commandant, je suis le chef de cantonnement du dixieme 
regiment d'Infanterie. 

Here are my papers. 
Voici mes papiers. 

What are the orders? 
Quels sont les ordres? 

Sit down. 

Asseyez-vous. 

How many men have you? 

Combien d'hommes avez-vous? 

How many officers? 
Combien d'officiers? 

How many doctors? 

Combien de medecins-majors? 

How many veterinaries? 
Combien de veterinaires? 

How many horses? 

Combien de chevaux? 

Have you an ambulance? 

Avez-vous une ambulance? 

How many sick? 

Combien de malades? 

For this evening your regiment will camp on the drill ground. 
Pour ce soir votre regiment campera sur le champ de mars. 

Where is your quartermaster? 
Ou est votre fourrier? 

He is down town. He has already hunted for lodging. 
II est en ville, II a deja cherche des logements. 

Well, go ahead* 

Eh bien, allez de 1'avant. 



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Leave your papers here. 
Laissez vos papiers ici. 

Come back to-morrow at ten o'clock. 
Revenez demain a dix heures. 

Good-bye. 
Au revoir. 

Bicycle and Automobile 
blcyclette et automobile 

I ride a bicycle. 

Je suis bicycliste. 

I drive an automobile in the American Ambulance Corps, 
Je suis automobiliste dans l'Ambulance Americaine. 

What is the shortest way to ? 

Quel est le plus court chemin pcur aller a — ? 

What are you doing? 
Que faites-vous? 

I am in trouble. 
Je suis en peine. 

My back tire is flat. 

Mon caoutchouc de derriere est degonfle. 

Blow up these tires. 
Gonflez ces pneus. 

This tire is blown out. 
Ce pneu est creve. 

Where is the repair-shop? 

Ou est Tatelier de reparations? 

Are you a mechanician? 
Etes-vous mecamcien? 

How long will it take to repair this machine? 

Combien de temps faut-il pour reparer cette machine? 



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The chain is broken. 
La chaine est cassee. 

Do you have machine parts? 

Avez-vous des pieces de rechange? 

Front wheel. 
Roue d'avant. 

Back wheel. 

Roue d'arriere. 
Tighten this bolt. 

Serrez cet ecrou. 
I want two inner tubes. 

Je desire deux chambres a air. 

Take the wheel. 

Mettez-vous au volant. 

A casing. 

Une enveloppe exterieure. 

Oil your machine well before you leave. 

Graissez bien votre machine avanc le depart. 

Have you an oil can? 

Avez-vous une burette? 

Have you gasoline? 

Avez-vous de Tessence? 
Have you water in the radiator? 

Avez-vous de l'eau dans le reservoir i* 
The left cylinder is missing. 

Le cylindre gauche ne frappe pas bien, 

I do not like this motor. 
Je n'aime pas ce moteur. 

Clean the spark-plugs. 
Nettoyez les bougies. 



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Transmission-shaft. 

Arbre de transmission* 

Cog. Gear. 

Pignon. Engrenage. 

Brake-wheel. 

Roue d'engrenage. 

Wrench. 

Cle anglaise. 

Screw. Screw-driver. 
Vis. Tourne-vis. 

Electric lighting. 

Eclairage electrique. 

Acetylene lighting. 
Eclairage acetylene. 

Speedometer. 
Compteur. 

How far is it to % 

Quelle distance y a-t-il jusou'a ? 

Show me the route if you please. 

Montrez-moi la route s'il vous plaito 

Is the road good? 

Le chemin est-il bon? 

Our trucks are heavy. 

Nos camions sont lourds. 

Turn to the right. 
Tournez a droite. 

Turn to the left. 

Tournez a gauche. 

Go straight ahead. 
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I am sick. Find some one to take my place. 

Je suis malade. Faites-moi remplacer. 
Are you a good chauffeur? 

Etes-vous bon chauffeur? 
Can you run a truck? 

Pouvez-vous conduire un camion? 
What horse- power is you truck? 

De quelle force est votre camion? 

What speed can you get from your motor? 
Quelle est la vitesse de votre moteur? 

Fill the radiator. 

Remplissez le reservoir. 

This automobile has four speeds: low, second, high, reverse. 

Cette automobile a quatre changements de vitesse: la petite 
vitesse, la vitesse moyenne, la grande vitesse, la vitesseen arriere. 

Electric starter. 

La mise en marche electrique. 

The steering-wheel is broken. 

Le volant (le guidon) est cassa 

Is there a garage near here? 

Y a-t-il un garage pres d'ici? 

Do not forget your tools. 
N'oubliez pas vos outiis. 

Above all the jack. 
Surtout le eric. 

What time do we leave? 

A quelle heure partons-nous? 

Let us start! 
Partons! 

Go ahead, jump in! 
Allons, en voiture! 



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Forward, march! 

En avant, marche ! 
I shall have to go by way of- 

Je dois passer par . 



Consult your automobile-map. 

Consulter votre carte-automobile. 
Slow up! 

Ralentissez ! 

The Touring-Club sign warns us of a hill here. 

Le poteau du Touring-Club annonce une descente. 
Watch out! There is a turn. 

Attention au tournant! 
Not so fast! 

Pas si vite ! 
Hurry up! 

Activez! 

Let us go to one side — draw up to one side. 

Mettons nous de cote — garons-nous de c6te. 
Go as fast as you can. 

Allez a, toute vitesse. 
The radiator is boiling, let us stop. 

Le reservoir bout, arretons-noub 
Madam, loan me a bucket. 

Madame, pretez-moi un seau. 
Where is the well? 

Ou est le puits? 
Where is the river? 

Ou est la riviere? 
Where is the spring? 

Ou est la fontaine? 
Look, up there! 

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Do you hear? 

Entendez-vous? 

It is a Boche aviator. 
C'est un avion Boche. 

I have lost my pump. 
J'ai perdu ma pompe. 

Solid tire. 

Caoutchouc plein. 

Pneumatic tire. 

Caoutchouc pneu 

Spring. 
Ressort. 

I broke a back spring^ 

J'ai casse un ressort de derriere. 

Aviation 

A four cylinder aeroplane. 

Un aeroplane a quatre cylindres. 

A monoplane. A biplane. 
Un monoplan. Un biplan. 

Armoured. 

Blinde. 
The propeller is hard to handle. 

L'helice est dure a manier. 

The motor makes a big noise. Listen,, 
Le moteur ronfle fort. Ecoutez. 

Look up there. 

Regardez la haut. 

Do you hear, down there? 
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What do you see? 

Que voyez-vous? 
Look with these glasses. 

Regardez avec ces jumelles, 
I shot down a Tauben. 

J*'ai abattu un taube. 
I came down with a pierced wing. 

Je suis descendu avec une aile percee 
Look at my machine, it is riddled with bullets. 

Regardez ma machine, elle est criblee de balles 
Examine carefully your apparatus, before flying. 

Examinez bien votre appareil, avant de voler Q 
Are you ready? Forward. Let go. 

Etes-vous pret? En avant. Lachez. 
Tighten your belt. 

Bouclez votre ceinture. 
Fly high. 

Volez haut. 
Can you circle? 

Pouvez-vous cercler? 
At what altitude are you? 

A quelle altitude etiez-vous? 
What did you see? 

Qu'avez-vous vu? 
I saw the enemy. 

J'ai vu 1'ennemi. 
W T here were you? 

Ou etiez-vous? 
Above X. 

Au dessus de X. 

I dropped bombs on -. 

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I met . 

j'ai rencontre . 

I had a breakdown. 

J'ai eu une panne. 
I cannot fly, it is too windy — too cloudy. 

Je ne peux pas voler, il fait trop de vent — trop de brouillardo 
Give me a good sharpshooter — a pilot. 

Donnez-moi un bon mitrailleur — un pilote. 
Do not forget the oil and gasoline. 

N'oubliez pas l'huile et l'essence. 
Is your tank filled with water? 

Votre reservoir est-il plein d'eau? 
Captive balloon. A dirigible. 

Ballon captif. Ballon dirigeable. 

Ambulance 

The stretcher. The stretcher-bearer. 

Le brancard. Le brancardier. 
Hey! Stretcher-bearers! 

Hola! Les Brancardiers! 
Bring a stretcher. 

Apportez un brancard. 
This way. That way. Let us hurry! 

Par ici. Par la. Depechons-nous. 
Pick up this wounded one. 

Ramassez ce blesse. 
Here is another. 

En voici un autre. 
Pick him up gently. Give him a drink. 

Prenez le doucement. Donnez-lui a boire 
Place him on the stretcher. 

Mettez le sur le brancaro. 



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Cover him with his coat. 

Couvrez-le avec sa capote. 
Put this blanket under his head. 

Mettez cette couverture sous sa t§te. 

Tie him. 

Attachez-Ie. 

Not like that. 
Pas comme ga. 

Lay him on his right side — his left side. 

Couchez-le sur le cote drois — le cote gauche. 

Lay him on his back — on his stomach. 
Couchez-le sur le dos — sur le ventre. 

Stretch out his body. 
Allongez les membres. 

Stretch out with care his right leg. 
Allongez bien la jambe droite. 

Place his cap and his haversack at his feet. 
Mettez son kepi et son sac a ses pieds. 

Pick up his belongings. 
Ramassez ses effets. 

Carry him quickly to the first relief post. 
Portez-le vite au premier poste de secours. 

Hurry a little. Forward! 

Activez un peu. Enavant! 

Walk slowly — fast. 

Marchez lentement — vite. 

Avoid shaking. 

Evitez les secousses- 

Lift up together, and walk step in step, 
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Follow this trench, one back of the other. 

Suivez cette tranchee, Tun derriere l'autre. 
Turn to the right — to the left — this way — look out ! 

Tournez a droite — a gauche — par ici — attention ! 
Stop a second. 

Arretez-vous une seconde. 

Look carefully ahead. 

Regardez bien devant vous. 
That's right, let us go on. 

C'est bien, marchons. 

There is another wounded one. 
Voici un autre blesse. 

Is he alive? 
Vit-il? 

I do not know. Look. 

Je ne sais pas. Regardez. 

Hey, my friend, are you wounded? 
Hoia, mon ami, etes-vous blesse? 

Do you hear me? 
M 'entendez-vous? 

Yes, I hear you. 

Oui, je vous entends. 

What ails you? 
Qu'avez-vous? 

I have a bullet in my right side. 
J'ai une balle dans le cote droit. 

Sergeant, he's alive. 
Sergent, il vit. 

Send for a stretcher. 

Faites apporter un brancard. 



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This one is still alive but that one is dead. 

Celui-ci vit encore mais celui-la est mort. 
There is one who is breathing. Hurry this way. 

En voila un qui respire. Vite par ici. 
He is not dead. 

II n'est pas mort. 

Medical Vocabulary 



ankle 


la cheville 


appetite 


l'appetit 


arm 


le bras 


armpit 


le desssous du bras 


artery 


Tartere 


back 


le dos 


backbone 


Tepine dorsale 


back side 


a cote du dos 


beard 


la barbe 


beardless 


imberbe 


beauty 


la beaute 


beauty spot 


le grain de beaute 


bile 


la bile 


biliousness 


bilieux, bilieuse 


birth 


la naissance 


birthmark 


la tache de naissance 


birth-rate 


le nombre de naissance 


bladder 


la vessie 


blood 


le sang 


blood vessel 


la veine 


bone 


Tos 


bosom 


le sein 


bowels 


les boyaux 


brain 


le cerveau 


breathe 


respirer 


breath 


l'haleine 


breathing 


la respiration 



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bridge 


[e pont 


calf 


le j arret 


cheek 


la joue 


chest 


la poitrine 


chin 


le menton 


constitution 


la constitution 


digestion 


la digestion 


dimple 


la fossette 


drowsiness 


la lourdeur 


drowsy 


lourd 


drum of the ear 


le tambour de l'oreille 


ear 


l'oreille 


elbow 


le coude 


entrails 


les entrailles 


eye 


l'oeil 


eyeball 


la prunelle de l'oeil 


eyebrow 


le sourcil 


eyelash 


le cil 


eyelid 


la paupiere 


face 


le visage 


fatness 


la grosseur 


fat 


gros, grosse 


feeling 


[a sensation 


feature 


le trait 


figure 


la conformation 


finger 


le doigt 


foot 


le pied 


hand 


la main 


hip 


la hanche 


knee 


le genou 


leg 


la jambre 


phalanx 


la phalange 


shoulder 


:'epaule 


wrist 


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For Doctors 
Do you cough much? 

Toussez-vous beaucoup? 
Have you vomited? 

Avez-vous vomi? 
Gargle. 

Gargarisez-vous. 
Do you sleep well? 

Dormez-vous bien? 
You are nervous. 

Vous etes nerveux. 

You have fever. 

Vous avez de la fievre. 

Are you drowsy? 

Avez-vous le vertige? 

Do you perspire much? 
Suez-vous beaucoup? 

You will recover soon, if you are prudent. 
Vous guerirez bientot si vous §tes prudent. 

Swallow that. 
Avalez cela. 

Open the mouth. Don't be afraid. 
Ouvrez la bouche. N'ayez pas peur. 

Amputation is necessary. 

L'amputation est necessaire. 

Put that patient on a diet. 
Mettez ce malade a la diete. 

Bring me this patient. 

Amenez-moi ce malade. j 

Breathe deep — deeper. 
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The ear-drum is perforated. 

Le tambour de l'oreille est perfore. 
This man will be deaf — blind. 

Cet homme sera sourd — aveugle. 
There is nothing to be done. 

II n'y a rien a faire. 
Do not eat meat. 

Ne mangez pas de viande. 
Do not drink alcohol. 

Ne buvez pas d'alcool. 

Bandages 

Lint. Tampon. Compress. 

Charpie. Tampon. Compresse, 
Put him in a splint. 

Mettez-le dans une eclisse. 
Put him in a plaster cast. 

Faites-lui un moule de platre. 
Carry your arm in a sling. 

Portez votre bras en echarpe. 
Walk on crutches. 

Marchez avec des bequilles 
Male nurse. Female nurse. 

Infirmier. Infirmiere. 
Doctor, here are wounded men for you. 

Mr. le Major, void des blesses pour vous. 
Undress this man. 

Deshabillez cet homme 
Wash him. 

Lavez-le. 
Unroll these bandages. Unroll his bandages. 

Deroulez ces bandages. Deroulez ses bandages. 



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Wash the wound carefully. 
Lavez la plaie doucementa 

What do you feel? 

Que sentez-vous? 
Move the arm up and down. 

Remuez le bras. 
All right. 

C'est bien. 
Prepare him for the operation to-morrow. 

Preparez-le pour l'operation demain. 
Bring him in at nine o'clock sharp. 

Amenez-le a neuf heures precises. 

The Operation" 
Raise the foot. 

Levez le pied. 
This toe must be amputated. 

Cet orteil doit etre ampute. 
Where are my instruments? 

Ou sont mes instruments? 
Bring me ether and iodine. 

Apportez-moi de Tether, de I'iode 
Dress that man's wounds. 

Pansez cet homme. 
Cut his hair. 

Coupez-lui les cheveux. 
Shave him. 

Rasez-le. 
It is a fracture. 

C'est une fracture. 
Nothing is broken. 

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It is a contusion. 

C'est une contusion. 

Give him a hypodermic. 
Faites-lui une piqure. 

What ails you? 
Qu'avez-vous? 

Are your bowels regular? 
Allez-vous du corps? 

It will not be serious. 

Ce ne sera pas grand chose. 

He needs rest. 

II lui faut du repos. 

This is a fainting-spell. 

C'est un evanouissement. 

He is very weak on account of loss ot blood. 
II est tres faible par perte de sang. 

All his teeth are broken. 

Toutes les dents son cassees. 

Send for the dentist — druggist. 

Appelez le dentiste — le pharmacien. 

Where is the drug-store? 
Ou est la pharmacie? 

Are you the druggist? 

Etes vous le pharmacien i* 

Here is a prescription. 
Voici une ordonnance. 

Fill this prescription immediately. 

Preparez cette ordonnance immediatement. 

When will it be ready? 
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I am waiting for it. 

Je l'attends. 
Give me six wafers of antipyrine. 

Donnez-moi six cachets d' antipyrine,, 

Give me twelve pills of quinine. 

Donnez-moi douze pilules de quinine. 

I want a purgative — an emetic. 
Je desire un purgatif — vomitif. 

Take that remedy. 
Prenez ce remede. 

Take that dose. 

Prenez cette potion. 

A teaspoonful after each meal. 

Une cuilleree apres chaque repas. 

Twelve drops before each meal. 
Douze gouttes avant les repas. 

Put that in a bottle and shake. 

Mettez cela dans une bouteille et agitez. 

Follow carefully this prescription. 

Suivez cette ordonnance attentivement. 

Label. 

Etiquette. 

External use. Internal use. Poison. 

Usage externe. Usage interne. Poison., 

Send this specimen to the laboratory. 
Envoyez ce specimen au laboratoire. 

Take this man to the hospital. 
Portez cet homme a l'hopital. 

That is all I can do. 

C'est tout ce que je peux faire. 



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For Dentists 



What is the matter with you? 

Qu'avez-vous? 
I have toothache. 

J'ai mal aux dents. 
Show me the tooth. 

Montrez-moi la dent. 
Which tooth? 

Quelle dent? 
This one. That one. 

Celle-ci. Celle-la. 
Open the mouth. 

Ouvrez la bouche. 
W 7 ider. 

Plus grande. 
I am going to extract it. 

Je vais Textraire, 
Do not move. 

Ne bougez pas. 
I will not hurt you. 

Je ne vous ferai pas de mal. 
Oh! You hurt me. 

Oh! Vous me faites mal. 
Anesthetize that man. 

Endormez cet homme. 
That is all right. 

C'est bien. 
Give me my instruments. 

Donnez-moi mes instruments. 
Pull that tooth for me. 

Arrachez-moi cette dent. 



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Fill this tooth. 

Plombez cette dent. 
Your teeth are soft — hard. 

Votre dentition est tendre — dure. 
An abscess. A complete set. A false tooth. Neuralgia. A bridge. 

Un abces. Un ratelier. Une fausse dent. Nevralgie. Un pont. 
Your gums are swollen. 

Vos gencives sont enflees. 
Wash your mouth. Spit. 

Rincez-vous la bouche. Cr^chez. 

Chaplains 
I am a Catholic Chaplain. 

Je suis l'Aumonier Catholique. 
I am a Protestant Chaplain. 

Je suis l'Aumonier Protestant. 

I am a Rabbi. 

Je suis le Rabbin. 
Can I be of assistance to you? 

Puis-je vous aider en quelque chose? 
Shall I write a letter for you? 

Voulez-vous que j'ecrive une lettre pour vous? 
To whom? 

A qui? 
To your father? To your mother? To your wife? 

A votre pere? A voter mere? A votre femme? 
What is their address? 

Quel est leur adresse? 
What do you want to say to them? 

Que voulez-vous leur dire? 
Shall I tell them your exact condition? 

Dois-je leur dire votre condition exacte? 



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Shall I give them any hope? 

Dois-je leur donner de Tespoir? 
Do you wish to see any one else? 

Voulez-vous voir quelque autre personne? 
You are in danger. 

Vous etes en danger de mort. 
Have you made your peace with God? 

Avez-vous fait votre acte de contrition? 
Confess and God will forgive you. 

Confessez-vous et Dieu vous pardonnera. 
Be brave. Life is eternal. You have nothing to fear. 

Soyez brave. La vie est eternelle. Ne craignez rien 
You give your life for a noble cause. 

Vous sacrifiez votre vie pour une noble cause. 
Do not worry. 

Ne vous chagrinez pas. 
We will take care of your children and family with the help of God. 

Nous prendrons soin de votre famille et de vos enfants avec 

l'aide de Dieu 
Let us pray. 

Prions. 
You have my blessing. God bless you ! 

Recevez ma benediction. Que Dieu vous benisse! 

I will be around. Send for me whenever you want me. 

Je suis toujours dans cette section. Si vous avez besoin de moi, 

faites-moi appeler. 
I am a Christian. 

Je suis chretien. 
Do you read the Bible? 

Lisez-vous la Bible? 
Do you read the Gospels? 
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Do you read the Talmud? 

Lisez-vous le Talmud? 
Do you read the Koran? 

Lisez-vous le Coran? 
He is dead. 

II est mort. 
The funeral will take place to-morrow at four o'clock. 

L'enterrement aura lieu demain a quatre heures. 

Is there a Catholic church around here? Where? 
Y a-t-il une eglise catholique aux environs? Ou? 

At what time do they say Mass? 
A quelle heure dit-on la messe? 

I want to confess. 

Je desire me confesser. 

Show me where the Protestant church is. 

Indiquez-moi Teglise protestante s'il vous plait. 

I must conduct a funeral this afternoon. 

Je dois conduire un enterrement cet apres-midh 

Prisoners 
Prisonniers 

Look! What do you see there? 
Regardez! Que voyez-vous la? 

I see nothing. 
Je ne vois rien. 

Look again. 

Regardez encore. 

Something moves there down (down there). 
Quelque chose bouge la-bas. 

Who lives? Halt there! 
Qui vive? Llalte la! 



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Answer or I will fire. 

Repondez ou je fais feu. 

Throw down your arms. 

Jetez les armes. 
Throw up your arms. Approach. 

Levez les bras. Approchez. 
Stand there. Do not have fear. 

Restez la. N'ayez pas peur. 
Give me your gun, your saber, your bayonet, your knife. 

Donnez-moi votre fusil, votre sabre, votre bai'onnette, votre 

couteau. 
Empty your pockets. 

Videz vos poches. 

Is that all? 
Est-ce tout? 

I arrest you. You are a prisoner. 

Je vous arrete. Vous 6tes prisonnier. 

Forward, march. March ahead. 

En avant, marche. Marchez devant. 

What do you call yourself? 

Comment vous appelez-vous? 

What is the name of your regiment? 
Quel est le nom de votre regiment? 

Where is it? 
Ou est-il? 

Are you numbered there? 
Etes-vous nombreuxla? 

Have you a military book? 

Avez-vous un livret militaire? 

What is the name of your General? 
Quel est le norn de votre General? 






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Have you many (much) of provisions and munitions in your sector? 

Avez-vous beaucoup de provisions et de munitions dans votre 

secteur? 
Tell what you know. 

Dites ce que vous savez. 
Answer frankly or you will be shot. 

Repondez franchement ou vous serez f usille. 
Where is the enemy? 

Ou est Tennemi? 
Show on the map. 

Montrez sur la carte. 

Are there any troops in the trenches? 
Y a-t-il des troupes dans la tranchee? 

I do not know. 
Je ne sais pas. 

Yes, you know, you are lying. 

Oui, vous le savez, vous mentez. 

If you answer our questions you will save your life. 

Si vous repondez a nos questions vous aurez la vie sauve. 

Where do you take me? 
Ou me menez-vous? 

To the post. 
Au poste. 

Why? 

Pourquoi? 

To question you again (once more). 
Pour vous questionner encore. 

What have I done? 
Qu'ai-je fait? 

You will be conducted to the camp, where you will be nourished well. 
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You will eat three times a day. If you will work well, you will be 
paid. 

Vous mangerez trois fois par jour. Si vous travaillez bien vous 

serez paye. 
You can write home. 

Vous pouvez ecrire chez vous. 

Officers 

We cannot go into detail as to the commands, for they are almost 
useless at this time, the troops being constantly in the trenches. We 
shall only mention those which are used either for inspection or 
parade or to lead the army to the trenches. 

Battalion (company, section) attention! 

Bataillon (compagnie, section) garde a vous! 
Right dress! 

A droite alignement! 
Left dress! 

A gauche alignement! 
Front! 

Fixe! 
At ease ! 

Repos! 

At four paces, open files, march! 

A quatre pas, ouvrez les rangs, marche! 
Close files, march! 

Serrez les rangs, marche ! 
For the parade! Company (section, squadron, battery) forward, 
march ! 

Pour le delfie! Compagnie (section, escadron, batterie) en avant, 

marche! 
Right turn, march! 

Changement de direction a droite. marche! 



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Column right (left), march! 

Par file a droite (gauche), marche! 
By the right (left) flank, march! 

Par le flanc droit (gauche), marche! 
Company (section, squadron, battery) halt! 

Compagnie (section, escadron, batterie) halte! 

In drilling or marching for parade, the guide is generally at the 
right flank, unless otherwise announced,- and the command is: 
Guide right, left, or center. 

Guide a droite, gauche, ou au centre. 

Column on Route 

On the road whistle signals are generally used; experience will 
teach them. 
Column forward, march! 

Colonne en avant, marche! 

Route step, march! 

Pas de route, marche! 

Stack arms ! 

Formez f aisceaux ! 

When ready to resume the march, the Captain commands: 

Assemble, march! 
Rassemblement ! 

Take arms ! 

Rompez f aisceaux ! 

In the open field, the deployment as skirmishers is in constant 
use. The command is: 

As skirmishers, march ! 
En tirailleur, marche ! 

Kneel! 

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Lie down! 

A terre! 
Rise! 

Debout! 
Load! 

Chargez! 
Fire! 

Feu! 
Fire at will! 

Feu a volonte! 
Bayonet charge! 

A la baionnette! 

In the trenches the service is entirely different; the rules and 
commands are given by the Chef de Secteur (Sector Commander) 
and transmitted to the men hierarchically. 

Artillery officers will have very little difficulty in understanding 
French commands, for they are the same in both countries since the 
adoption of the ' 'seventy-five" in 1902. 

Care of Horses 

We have thirty horses to feed. 

Nous avons trente chevaux a nourrir. 
I must have. 

II me faut. 
We must have. 

II nous faut. 
Some hay. 

Du foin. 
Some straw. 

De la paille. 
Some oats. 

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Some barley. 
De 1'orge. 

Some bran. 

Du son. 
Some sea salt (rock salt). 

Du sel de mer. 
I have three sick horses; have you a stable? 

J'ai trois chevaux malades; avez-vous une ecurie? 

At the Blacksmith Shop 
Chez le Marechal-Ferrant 

Shoe this horse, that mule, if you please. 

Ferrez ce cheval, ce mulet, s'il vous plait. 
Put three nails to that one. 

Mettez trois clous a celui-ci. 
Lend me a bucket, if you please. 

Pretez-moi un seau s'il vous plait. 

INFORMATION ABOUT DUTIES AND REGULATIONS 
OF THE FRENCH ARMY WHILE ON MARCH 

A little synopsis of the military duties of the French troops on 
march is given below to acquaint American officers with our system, 
which no doubt will be beneficial to them while on the Continent. 

Article I. Preparation for Food and Lodging 
While on the Road 

The commander of a unit (one regiment or more) must detail 

ahead the following officers to insure the proper care of his troops: 

(i) An officer ahead of the troops from one to two days, taking 

care of the installation of the troop and food supply. 
(2) A cantonment officer preceding the unit by several hours to 

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(3) A commissary officer who with the officer of the cantonment 
takes charge of the food supply. These officers receive from 
the commander all the necessary instructions. When the 
unit is small, non-commissioned officers will discharge these 
duties. 

Article II. Mode of Installation 

(1) There are two ways of camping. One by pitching the tent and 
the other by lodging in private houses, by means of a lodging 
ticket called "billet de logement." 

Article III. Duties of the Cantonment Officer 

(1) The first duties are to call on the Commandant d'Armes who 
is the special superior officer having the entire city under 
martial law. Nothing can enter or leave his jurisdiction 
without his sanction. 

(2) After having had conference with the Commandant d'Armes, 
and with his consent, he must go immediately to the mayor, 
stating the number of his unit, and the latter will direct him 
where to obtain the best lodging for his unit, food, forage, etc. 

(3) The Commissary officer then takes charge of his department 
and when all is in readiness, he must meet the unit at the 
entrance to the city. All details are taken care of: the con- 
dition of the water, where the best fountains and wells are 
located, the places to avoid so as to assure the best means of 
sanitation, etc. 

(4) All complaints concerning ill-treatment, lack of courtesy or 
overcharges must be brought to the attention of the Com- 
mandant d'Armes, and all the damages, if any, made by the 
regiment, must be settled before leaving the city. 

Article IV. Police Duty 

To avoid misunderstanding and misdemeanor, police patrols 
of the incoming regiment must be appointed. 



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Article V. Arrival of the Troops in the City 

(i) When a unit arrives, the officers ahead instruct it where to go 
and what to do so that they may soon be relieved froir their 
fatigue. 

(2) The police station is usually used as an emergency hospital 
for men who have been temporarily disabled on the road. 
The doctors on duty decide this. 

(3) The totally disabled soldiers will be taken directly to the 
military hospital. 

(4) The same precautions as the above are taken for disabled 
animals under the guidance of military veterinaries. 

Every detail pertaining to the food supply, lodging and 
sanitation is in the hands of the officers who are at the head of 
the unit. 

Article VI. Certificate of Good Behavior 

(1) An officer remains in the City Hall for three hours after the 
departure of the troops to receive the complaints of the civilians 
for damages and to adjust them amicably if possible. 

If cases are not settled, special reports are made and left in 
care of the Commandant d'Armes, who will proceed according 
to military regulations. 

A certificate must be obtained from the Mayor stating that 
everything is O. K. and according to the present war decree, 
October 7th, 1909, Article 68. This certificate is indispensable. 
Deviation from this rule would be in a devastated country. 
Vandalism or infractions of military laws during war time are 
more severely punished than at any other time. 

CONCLUSION 

It is hoped that this guide will accomplish its purpose in that it 
may acquaint its readers with the expressions of daily conversation, 
and with the spirit and fervor of the French language itself. The 



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hardest thing an American will encounter in the French language is 
the pronunciation of the name of his own country, the United States. 
Therefore, keep saying aloud until you are satisfied with your own 
sounds, which should be given in five even counts: 
Les Etats-Unis (Lay-Zay-Tah-Zu-Nee). 

It is very presumptuous to predict changes in the military 
organizations concerning the communication of the Allied Armies 
among themselves, but the motto of Napoleon, viz: "Every time I 
learned a new language I acquired a new soul," seems to have come 
true. Time is not distant when a special department will be estab- 
lished in military circles, for the sole purpose of communicating 
directly by means of the native language without the assistance of an 
interpreter. This will be done by selected men, who will not only 
know the various tongues, but will also know the customs and 
characteristics of the people themselves, which is very essential for a 
clear conception of what is to be done or expected to be accomplished. 
For instance, when approaching a Frenchmen, be cheerful and you 
will find him responsive. This will be found to be the same with the 
Italians, while a Belgian may be a little colder and the English still 
harder to approach. The Russians will be found to be very uncom- 
municative. However, by knowing the different temperaments the 
proper results will be obtained. This applies not only to the officers 
but to the men in the ranks. 



NATIONAL TOURING CLUB OF FRANCE 

Founded in 1890 

(Recognized by National Decree of November 30, 1907.) 

M. Raymond Poincare, President of the French Republic, Hon- 
orary President. 

M. A. Ballif, Sous-Chef de bureau a la Prefecture de la Seine, 
Vice-President. 

M. Henry Defert, D.D.L., of the Supreme Court, Vice-President. 

M. Georges Pierron, Second Vice-President. 

M. L. Bonnard, D.D.L., Secretary of Archives. 

M. J. Berthelot, Treasurer. 

General Headquarters: 65 Avenue de la Grande-Armee, Paris. 

WELCOME TO FRANCE 

The National Touring Club of France invites all of the officers 
and soldiers of the United States Army to come and visit them. We 
are expecting you and are waiting to show you what we have in La 
Belle France. 

Our General Headquarters are located at 65 Avenue de la Grande- 
Armee, Paris, and our offices and club-rooms are always open to you 
for any information you may desire while with us or later at home. 
We will see that you receive the proper comfort in the best hotels 
at a price arranged by the Association; that every facility shall be 
given you for seeing the interesting sights at a moderate rate; in a 
word, that no unfair advantage is taken of you while on our soil. 

Formalities of admission will be dispensed with for the United 
States Army. No initiation fee will be levied, the only cost being 
$1.25, covering the cost of postage for the silver club badge, the 
identification card and the Yearly Review issued for members only. 

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Official application blanks may be obtained by addressing Prof. 
C. Michelon, Indianapolis, Indiana, official representative of the 
National Touring Club of France; or, if you prefer, by communicating 
directly with M. J. Berthelot, Treasurer, 65 Avenue de la Grand — 
Armee, Paris. 

Civilians will also be admitted as members provided they comply 
with the formalities, which can be learned by addressing the official 
representative. 

We sincerely hope that the officers and soldiers of the United 
States Army will take advantage of this invitation, as it is of inesti- 
mable value at this very time. 



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Aboard ship, 42. 
Accents, 3. 

Address, mode of, 70. 
Adjectives: 5-6; list of, 19-23 
Adverbs, list of, 29-32. 
Allies, the, 68. 
Alphabet, 1-2. 
Ambulance, 87-90. 
Amusement, places of, 66, 
Army vocabulary, 70-75. 
Articles, 4-5. 
Automobile, 80-85. 
Aviation, 85-87. 

Bandages, 93-94. 
Bank, at the, 57. 
Barber's, at the, 58. 
Bicycle, 80-85. 
Blacksmith's, at the, 107. 
Boarding-house, at the, 50-51. 
Bootblack's, at the, 58. 
Branches of the service, 76. 

Cafe, at the, 53. 
Chaplains, for, 98, 100-101. 
Clothing store, at the, 60. 



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Column on route, 105-106. 
Custom house, at the, 42-43. 
Custom house to the depot, 43-44 

Days of the week, 32. 
Dentists, for, 97-98. 
Doctors, for, 92-93. 

Electric car, on the, 56. 
Expressions most used, 37-39. 

Forms of politeness, 35-37. 

Gender, 3. 

Haberdasher's, at the, 59. 
Hotel, at the, 48-49. 
Horses, care of, 106-107. 

Introduction, method of, 37. 

Laundry, at the, 63. 
Liaison, 3. 

Measures, 33. 
Medical vocabulary, 90-91. 
Money, French and Belgian, 34. 
Months, 33. 

Nasal sounds, 2-3. 
Numerals, 22-23. 

Officers, for, 104-105. 
Operation, 94-96. 
Orders, 75. 



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Perfumer's, at the, 54. 
Points of the compass, 34. 
Policeman, to a, 54. 
Post-office, at the, 56-57. 
Prepositions, list of, 29-32. 
Prisoners, 101-104. 
Pronouns, 6. 
Pronunciation, 1-3. 

Quartermaster Sergeant, for the, 76, 78-80. 

Ranks of the French Army, 68-70. 

Regulations of French Army while on march, 107-109. 

Rent, furnished room for, 49-50. 

Restaurant, at the, 51-53. 

Seasons, 33. 
Shoe store, at the, 61. 
Station, at the, 44-47. 
Subway station, at the, 54-56. 

Tailor's, at the, 60. 

Taxi, to take a, 47. 

Theatre, at the, 66-67. 

Time, the, 61-62. 

Tobacconist, the, 64-65. 

Trans-Atlantic Company, at the office of, 39-41. 

Transfer man, to the, 41. 

Verbs : 6-18 ; avoir, 7-8 ; etre, 8-9 ; taking etre in the past tense, 
9; position of pronoun, 10; the future of, 11; the condi- 
tional of, 12; the present participle of, 12; the past parti- 
ciple of, 13; the four conjugations, 12; forms of, 13; the 



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first conjugation, 13-15; the second, 15-16; the third, 16-17; 
the fourth, 17-18; list of, 24-29. 
Vowels, 2. 

Watch, the, 61-62. 
Weights, 33. 
Wharf, on the, 41. 



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